Why Do Adults Need To Be Vaccinated?
ADULTS WITH HEALTH CONDITIONS
Every year thousands of adults in the India become seriously ill and are hospitalized because of diseases that vaccines can help prevent. Many adults even die from these diseases. Even if you received the vaccines you needed as a child, the protection from some vaccines can wear off. You may also be at risk for other diseases due to your job, lifestyle, travel, or health conditions.
Vaccines can lower your chance of getting certain diseases. Vaccines work with your body’s natural defences to help you safely develop immunity to disease. This lowers your chances of getting certain diseases and suffering from their complications.
- Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
- Heart Disease, Stroke, or Other Cardiovascular Disease
- HIV Infection
- Liver Disease
- Lung Disease including Asthma
- Weakened Immune System
Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2
People with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) are at higher risk for serious problems from certain vaccine-preventable diseases.
| Complications | Recommended Vaccine |
| Some illnesses, like influenza, can raise your blood glucose to dangerously high levels. | Influenza vaccine
To protect against seasonal flu every year |
| People with diabetes are at increased risk for death from pneumonia (lung infection), bacteremia (blood infection) and meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord). | Pneumococcal vaccine
To protect against serious pneumococcal diseases |
| People with diabetes have higher rates of hepatitis B than the rest of the population. Outbreaks of hepatitis B associated with blood glucose monitoring procedures have happened among people with diabetes. | Hep B vaccine
To protect against hepatitis B |
| The Tdap vaccine protects against three serious diseases caused by bacteria | Tdap vaccine
To protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
Heart Disease or Other Cardiovascular Disease
Heart disease can make it harder for you to fight off certain diseases or make it more likely that you will have serious complications from certain diseases.
| Complications | Recommended Vaccine |
| Some illnesses, like influenza,can increase the risk of another heart attack. | Influenza vaccine
To protect against seasonal flu every year |
| People with heart condition are at increased risk for death from pneumonia (lung infection), bacteremia (blood infection) and meningitis (infection of the lining of the brain and spinal cord). | Pneumococcal vaccine
To protect against serious pneumococcal diseases |
| The Tdap vaccine protects against three serious diseases caused by bacteria | Tdap vaccine
To protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
HIV Infection
Vaccines are especially critical for people with chronic health conditions such as HIV infection.
| Influenza vaccine each year to protect against seasonal flu |
| Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
| Pneumococcal vaccines (both types) to protect against pneumonia and other serious pneumococcal diseases |
| Meningococcal conjugate vaccine series which protects against meningococcal disease |
| Hepatitis B vaccine series to protect against hepatitis B |
| HPV vaccine series to protect against human papillomavirus |
| MMR vaccine to protect against measles, mumps, and rubella if you were born in 1957 or after and have not gotten this vaccine or do not have immunity to these diseases |
| Varicella vaccine to protect against chickenpox if you were born in 1980 or after and have not gotten two doses of this vaccine or do not have immunity to this disease |
Liver Disease
Vaccines are especially critical for people with health conditions such as liver disease.
| Influenza vaccine each year to protect against seasonal flu |
| Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
| Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine to protect against serious pneumococcal diseases |
| Hepatitis B vaccine series to protect against hepatitis B |
| Hepatitis A vaccine series to protect against hepatitis A |
| HPV vaccine to protect against cancers and genital warts caused by human benefits of vaccination. |
| MMR vaccine to protect against measles, mumps, and rubella if you were born in 1957 or after and have not gotten this vaccine or do not have immunity to these diseases |
| Varicella vaccine to protect against chickenpox if you were born in 1980 or after and have not gotten two doses of this vaccine or do not have immunity to this disease |
Lung Disease including Asthma
| Complications | Recommended Vaccine |
| Adults with COPD or asthma are more likely to get complications from the flu. | Influenza vaccine
To protect against seasonal flu every year |
| COPD and asthma cause your airways to swell and become blocked with mucus, which can make it hard to breathe. | Pneumococcal vaccine
To protect against serious pneumococcal diseases |
| The Tdap vaccine protects against three serious diseases caused by bacteria | Tdap vaccine
To protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
Weakened Immune System and Adult Vaccination
Vaccines are especially critical for people with health conditions such as a weakened immune system. If you have cancer or other immune compromising conditions, you may consider taking below vaccines.
| Influenza vaccine each year to protect against seasonal flu |
| Tdap vaccine to protect against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough |
| Pneumococcal vaccines (both types) to protect against pneumonia and other serious pneumococcal diseases |
| HPV vaccine series to protect against human papillomavirus |