Recommended vaccines

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends:

* Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough): One dose Tdap for those who have never been immunized. A booster shot of Td every ten years.

* Human papillomavirus (HPV): For girls, three doses starting at age 12.

* Varicella (chicken pox): Two doses, four weeks apart.

* Herpes Zoster (shingles): One dose for those age 60 and over.

* Measles, mumps, rubella:  One or two doses up to age 59, or one dose after that age. * Influenza: One dose annually.

* Hepatitis A: Two doses for men who have sex with men, use injection drugs or travel to countries that have a high incidence of Hepatitis A.

* Hepatitis B: Three doses for people who are not sexually monogamous or who work in a health care facility and are exposed to blood and body fluids.

* Meningococcal (meningitis): First-year college students living in dormitories and those who travel to countries where the disease is endemic. Saudi Arabia requires it for people traveling to Mecca for the Hajj.

* Pneumonia: One or two doses up to age 65, one dose for those over 65. Always discuss your immunization needs in the light of your present health condition when visiting your doctor.