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Have you had your Vaccines? Adults need vaccines too.

Below are a few of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended immunizations for adults. Be sure to keep track of your immunizations with this Adult-Immunization-Record (PDF) sheet.

Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Td, Tdap)

  • For all adults.
  • Needed every 10 years
  • Prevents lockjaw. This can come from a cut.
  • Tetanus kills about 1 out of 5 people who get it

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

  • Sexually transmitted virus
  • Commonly leads to cervical cancer
  • All women 19-24 years old

You may need other shots too. People with certain health conditions may also need:

  • MMR (measles, mumps, rubella)
  • Zoster (shingles)
  • Pneumococcal (pneumonia caused by strep bacteria)
  • Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B (liver disease)
  • Meningococcal (meningitis)

For more information, visit www.cdc.gov. Check with your doctor to see if you need these or other adult immunizations. Magnolia Member Services can help you find a doctor, make an appointment or schedule transportation.


Have you had your Vaccines?  Teens need vaccines too.

Below are a few of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended immunizations for teens. Check with your doctor to see if you need these or other immunizations. Be sure to keep track of your immunizations with this Teen-Immunization-Record (PDF) sheet.

Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap)

  • Needed every 10 years
  • Prevents lockjaw. This can come from a cut.
  • Tetanus kills about 1 out of 5 people who get it

Meningococcal vaccine (MCV4)

  • Prevents meningitis. This is an infection of the spinal fluid.
  • All teens 11 – 18 years. Usually given at 11-12 years of age.
  • Also given to college freshmen living in dormitories

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine

  • HPV is a sexually transmitted virus
  • Commonly leads to cervical cancer
  • Series of 3 shots

For more information, visit www.vaccineinformation.org or www.cdc.gov.


Below are a few of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommended immunizations. Babies need many shots during the first 3 years of life. Children need more shots to start school. These shots help keep them from getting certain illnesses. Check with your doctor to see if your child needs these or other immunizations. Be sure to keep track of your immunizations with this Child-Immunization-Record (PDF) sheet.

On or before you child’s 2nd birthday, he or she should have:

4 DTaP  -  3 Polio  –  3 Hib  -  3 PCV  –  3 Hep B  –  1 MMR  -  1 Varicella  -  2 Rotavirus

For more information visit www.cdc.gov