10 Vaccines Every Adult Needs

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This time it wasn't Dr. , it was another ABC News Medical doctor

advocating vaccines for adults. Here is the link and partial text...The video

is really the thing to view.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Parenting/story?id=5366948 & page=1

Dr. Marie Savard appeared on " Good Morning America " today to talk about the five

vaccinations every adult should have. While important, that is only half of the

list compiled by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. Read below for the

full list, courtesy of the CDC. Click here for the CDC's full vaccination chart.

Only 2 percent of adults are immunized against easily preventable diseases.

1. Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Td/Tdap) vaccination

Adults who are unsure of whether they have been completely vaccinated should

begin or complete initial, or " primary " vaccinations -- three doses of tetanus

and siptheria toxoid-containing vaccines. The first two doses ought to be at

least a month apart and the third dose should be six months to a year after

that.

Adults should get booster shots if the primary dosage was completed ten or more

years earlier -- especially after incurring any injuries that are associated

with tetanus including cuts caused by rust or old nails. For pregnant women, if

the primary dosage was taken ten or more years ago, it is safe to get the

booster shot during the second and third trimester.