Adult Vaccinations
Apart from travel vaccines, there are also a number of other vaccines which are recommended for use in adults. Note that specific contraindications to vaccination may apply. Always check with your primary care physician before receiving the vaccines mentioned.
In general, these are the vaccines we would consider for adults in various circumstances:-
| Category | Vaccine | Remarks |
| Younger adults ( if not previously vaccinated ) | HPV vaccine ( against cervical cancer and genital warts ) | 3 doses required ( at 0, 2 and 6 months ) |
50 years old and above | Zoster ( shingles ) Pneumococcal 13-valent ( pneumonia ) | Only 1 dose is required. 1 dose is required |
| 65 years old and above | Zoster ( shingles ) – if not done earlier Pneumococcal ( pneumonia ) Influenza ( flu ) | Only 1 dose is required 1 dose of 13-valent, followed by 1 dose of 23-valent 1 dose every year |
| Mothers-to-be – before trying for a child | Varicella ( chicken pox ) MMR ( measles, mumps, rubella ) Hepatitis B | 2 doses, 2 months apart If not immune If not immune ( 3 doses required ) |
Caretakers of newborns or infants ( helps to reduce risk of carrying and spreading the infection to newborns or infants ) | Pertussis ( whooping cough or ‘hundred day cough’ ) Influenza ( flu ) | 1 dose required 1 dose every year |
Persons with potentially compromised immune systems such as those with :
| Pneumococcal ( pneumonia ) Influenza ( flu ) | 1 dose with 13-valent 1 dose annually |
