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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.org| Typical Routine Immunizations | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Tetanus/Diphtheria Booster | Every 10 years; re administer if >5 years if contaminated wound occurs |
| Tetanus/Diphtheria Primary | Series of 3: Initial, 1 month, 6-12 months |
| Influenza (October to January) | Yearly |
| Pneumonococcal Vaccine, Polyvalent | Ages 65 or chronically ill: 1 or 2 in lifetime |
| Polio Virus Vaccine (Inactive) | Childhood (If you have not received it as a child, series of 3 as an adult) Initial, one month, one year |
| Haemophilus Influenza B | Childhood, Asplenic patients (Patients without spleen) |
| Meningococcal Vaccine | Asplenic, college students, travel |
| Measles/Mumps/Rubella | Childhood; Adult, series of 2, initial and 1 month |
| Hepatitis B | Series of 3: Initial, 1 month, 6 months |
| Varicella (chicken pox) | Series of 2 for adult: Initial and 1 month |
| Hepatitis A | Series of 2: Initial, 6 months |
| Rabies | Pre-exposure Series of 3: Initial, 7 days, 28 days |
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