General Resources
The following links provide adult immunization information, materials, and resources to help you make informed choices:
- Vaccines for Adults (Vaccinate Your Family)
- Adult Immunization Frequently Asked Questions
- Immunization Materials Online and Printable
- Vaccine Stories
- Resources for Adult Immunizations (Immunize.org)
- "Vaccinations for Adults - You're Never Too Old to Get Immunized!" (PDF) (Immunize.org)
Adults with Chronic Health Conditions or Weak Immune Systems
Learn about which vaccines you may need if you have chronic health conditions or a weak immune system. There are vaccines recommended for you if you have diabetes, heart disease, asthma, COPD or lung conditions. In addition, people with other health conditions, such as HIV and sickle cell disease, may also need vaccines to help protect them from illness, so be sure to talk with your health care provider about which vaccines you need. Visit Vaccinate Your Family’s Vaccines for Adults with Chronic Diseases webpage for more information.
College Students and Staff
The following links provide immunization information and resources for college students and staff:
- For College Students and Administrators
- Age Groups and Vaccines: Teens and College (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia)
- Meningococcal Disease (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
- American Society for Meningitis Prevention
Adults Age 50 and Older
Visit our immunizations webpage: For Adults Age 50 and Older.
The following links provide immunization information and resources specifically for adults age 65 and older:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Find out which immunizations (shots) Medicare covers. Medicare covers preventive services. Vaccines fall under that category.
- Preventative Services (CMS.gov)
- Preventative and Screening Services (Medicare.gov)
- Part B (Medical Insurance) covers certain vaccines (like COVID-19, flu, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal shots).
- Part D (drug coverage) covers all other commercially available vaccines (like shingles, RSV, tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis) when medically necessary to prevent illness. You pay nothing out of pocket for Part D adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Contact your Medicare drug plan for more information about coverage.
Pregnant People
The following links provide immunization information for pregnant people:
- Before, During, and After Pregnancy
- Flu and Pregnancy
- Pregnancy and Vaccination (PDF)
- One Vax, Two Lives (University of Washington Medicine)
- Recommended Maternal Vaccines Infographic (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Vaccine Resources for You (ACOG)
- Vaccines During Pregnancy (ACOG)
- Vaccines During Pregnancy (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
- Vaccines Fact Sheet (PDF) (March of Dimes)
- Vaccine Considerations for New and Expectant Parents (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Travel Vaccines
The following links provide immunization information for travelers:
- Immunization for Travelers
- Traveler's Health (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Need travel vaccines? Plan ahead. (CDC)