Vaccines and Other Immunizing Agents in the Adult Immunization Schedule*

Purpose

Stay up-to-date on getting recommended vaccines. View and Print CDC immunization schedules for those ages 19 Years or Older.

How to use the schedule

To make vaccination recommendations, healthcare providers should:

  1. Determine recommended vaccine by age (Table 1 - By Age)
  2. Assess need for additional recommended vaccinations by medical condition or other indication (Table 2 - By Medical Condition)
  3. Review vaccine types, dosing frequencies and intervals, and considerations for special situations (Notes)
  4. Review contraindications and precautions for vaccine types (Appendix)
  5. Review new or updated ACIP guidance (Addendum)

Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule*

(See Addendum)

Vaccines Abbreviation(s) Trade name(s)
COVID-19 vaccine 1vCOV-mRNA Comirnaty®/Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Spikevax®/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
1vCOV-aPS Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine Hib ActHIB®
Hiberix®
PedvaxHIB®
Hepatitis A vaccine HepA Havrix®

Vaqta®

Hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine HepA-HepB Twinrix®
Hepatitis B vaccine HepB Engerix-B®
Heplisav-B®
PreHevbrio®
Recombivax HB®
Human papillomavirus vaccine HPV Gardasil 9®
Influenza vaccine (inactivated) IIV4 Many brands
Influenza vaccine (live, attenuated) LAIV4 FluMist® Quadrivalent
Influenza vaccine (recombinant) RIV4 Flublok® Quadrivalent
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine MMR M-M-R II®
Priorix®
Meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y vaccine MenACWY-CRM Menveo®
MenACWY-TT MenQuadfi®
Meningococcal serogroup B vaccine MenB-4C Bexsero®
MenB-FHbp Trumenba®
Meningococcal serogroup A, B, C, W, Y vaccine MenACWY-TT/MenB-FHbp Penbraya
Mpox vaccine Mpox Jynneos®
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV15 Vaxneuvance
PCV20 Prevnar 20®
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23 Pneumovax 23®
Poliovirus vaccine IPV Ipol®
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine RSV Arexvy®
Abrysvo™
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids Td Tenivac®
Tdvax™
Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine Tdap Adacel®
Boostrix®
Varicella vaccine VAR Varivax®
Zoster vaccine, recombinant RZV Shingrix

*Administer recommended vaccines if vaccination history is incomplete or unknown. Do not restart or add doses to vaccine series if there are extended intervals between doses. The use of trade names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the ACIP or CDC.