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Vaccines Needed by Teens and College Students

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Vaccines are not just for babies and young children. As children get older, the protection provided by some early childhood vaccines can wear off. Children also generally develop risks for more diseases as they approach their teen years. For these reasons, older children - including teens - need to receive recommended vaccinations.

There are different vaccines for teenagers, so talk to your health care provider about your current need for vaccinations.

Vaccines Needed for Teens & College Students

CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) currently recommends these 3 vaccines for administration beginning with a teens' 11-12 year-old checkup (or as soon as possible and recommended, if you are older and have not received the vaccines).

Tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap)
Meningococcal vaccine (MCV4)
Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series

The HPV vaccine is also known as the "cervical cancer vaccine." In January 2010, the recommendations for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have been modified to include the availability of and recommendations for bivalent HPV vaccine, and a permissive recommendation for administration of quadrivalent HPV vaccine to males aged 9 through 18 years to reduce the likelihood of acquiring genital warts.

Teens should get the following vaccinations if they did not receive all recommended doses when younger:

Hepatitis B series
Polio series
Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) series
Varicella (chickenpox) series - A second catch-up varicella shot is now recommended for children, adolescents, and adults who have previously received one dose.

Additional vaccines may include:

Influenza
Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV)
Hepatitis A

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Vaccines Needed By Teens and College Students:
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/teen-schedule.htm