Adult Immunisation - New Zealand Immunisation Schedule

Immunisation
Adult Immunisation

Note: The following is an extract from page 4 of the Immunisation Handbook 2006.

The following vaccines are recommended and are publicly funded.

Adults should have received a primary series of vaccines against tetanus and diphtheria. Boosters of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) are recommended at 45 and 65 years of age. These recommendations that boosters are given at a specific age may increase uptake as it is expected Td immunisation will be linked with other preventive health visits (see chapter 5).
Adult females of childbearing age should know whether or not they are immune to rubella. Combined MMR vaccine is available for susceptible adults (see chapter 11).
Hepatitis B vaccine is available for household and sexual contacts of known hepatitis B carriers (see chapter 3).
IPV is available for adults who have not received a primary course of polio vaccine (see chapter 8).

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