Immunizations

• The CDC and Minnesota Department of Health recommend flu shots for adults with a chronic health problem or for those in intimate contact with elderly, or children.
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) vaccination every 10 years. The pertussis (whooping cough) is especially important for parents and grandparents and caregivers of small children.
• HPV (Human papillomavirus) trade name Gardisil or Cervarix is recommended for females up to the age of 26.
• What immunizations should you have as a healthy adult? Take this quiz at the CDC web site to find out: http://www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4030.pdf

• http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentVaccinations.aspx