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Vaccines for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 19, 2018; (Issue 1560)
Persons planning to travel outside the US should be
up to date on routine vaccines and, depending on their
destination, duration of travel, and planned activities,
may also receive certain travel-specific...
Persons planning to travel outside the US should be
up to date on routine vaccines and, depending on their
destination, duration of travel, and planned activities,
may also receive certain travel-specific vaccines.
Tickborne encephalitis and dengue vaccines, which
are not available in the US, are reviewed in a separate
article available online. Detailed advice for travel to
specific destinations is available from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list. Recommendations for
administration of vaccines as part of routine adult
immunization are discussed in a separate issue.
Adult Immunization
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • May 7, 2018; (Issue 1546)
The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) recommends routine use of the following
vaccines in adults residing in the US: influenza, tetanus/diphtheria alone (Td) and in combination with...
The US Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP) recommends routine use of the following
vaccines in adults residing in the US: influenza, tetanus/diphtheria alone (Td) and in combination with acellular
pertussis (Tdap), measles/mumps/rubella (MMR),
varicella (VAR), herpes zoster (RZV; ZVL), human
papillomavirus (HPV), and pneumococcal conjugate
(PCV13) and polysaccharide (PPSV23) vaccines. For
adults with certain medical conditions or occupational,
behavioral, or other risk factors, hepatitis A (HepA),
hepatitis B (HepB), meningococcal (MenACWY; MenB),
and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines are
also recommended. Recommendations for vaccination
against seasonal influenza and vaccination of travelers
are reviewed separately.
Vaccines for Travelers
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • November 24, 2014; (Issue 1456)
Patients planning to travel to other countries should be
up to date on routine immunizations and, depending
on their destination, duration of travel, and planned
activities, may also need to receive certain...
Patients planning to travel to other countries should be
up to date on routine immunizations and, depending
on their destination, duration of travel, and planned
activities, may also need to receive certain travel-specific vaccines. Common travel vaccines are listed in
Table 2. More detailed advice for travelers
is available from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) at www.cdc.gov/travel. Guidelines
for routine adult immunization are discussed in a
separate issue.