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.
