It reported that approximately 25 percent of internists felt age-based vaccination recommendations for adults were difficult to follow. "The population, with the exception of the influenza vaccine, doesn't think about vaccines for adults very often," he said. "Not surprisingly, adults who had health insurance were more likely to be up to date on their vaccination coverage. For the HPV vaccine, the CDC now recommends only two doses five months apart, if started before age 15. Immunization rates for people with health insurance were two to five times those for people without health insurance.The CDC found that another barrier to vaccine coverage could be physicians themselves.
It's something every parent should read up on too, because adults need vaccines to keep them healthy — just like kids do. You can also use this vaccine map to help find adult vaccine providers near you. A tetanus vaccine every ten years, or a Tdap vaccine once and during each pregnancy to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough. As for hepatitis, according to ABC News, the CDC now recommends that people with chronic liver disease get the hepatitis B vaccine to protect the liver from infection. Now, two doses of the HPV vaccine are now recommended for children and adolescents under the age of 15 years.
CDC Issues New Vaccine Guidelines for Adults
The CDC found that another barrier to vaccine coverage could be physicians themselves. Additionally, 29 percent reported that vaccine recommendations based on medical condition were difficult to follow. It reported that approximately 25 percent of internists felt age-based vaccination recommendations for adults were difficult to follow. "The population, with the exception of the influenza vaccine, doesn't think about vaccines for adults very often," he said. Not surprisingly, adults who had health insurance were more likely to be up to date on their vaccination coverage.
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