You might remember getting vaccines as a child. But adults also need vaccines to help prevent certain illnesses. Talk with a doctor or pharmacist about which vaccines are recommended for you.
Vaccines can help protect you, and others, from:
- Flu (influenza): a virus that can cause fever, chills, sore throat, stuffy nose, headache, and muscle aches.
- Shingles: a disease that affects the nerves and can cause pain, tingling, itching, a rash, and blisters.
- Whooping cough (pertussis): a serious illness that causes uncontrollable coughing fits, which can make it hard to breathe.
- Pneumococcal disease: a serious infection that spreads from person to person by air and often causes pneumonia.
- Coronavirus (COVID-19): a respiratory disease that causes fever, cough, and shortness of breath and can also lead to serious illness and death.
Learn more about vaccines recommended for older adults.
Last Updated on August 3, 2022
