You vaccinate your kids – but what about you? What Vaccines you might be due for...

Are you up-to-date on your shots? 

We keep our kids and pets vaccinated but a lot of adults neglect themselves in that department. The shots you got as a kid may have worn off and here are some that you might have missed or need boosters for:

• Tetanus and diphtheria: All adults should get a TD booster every 10 years, or sooner if you get a dirty wound and it has been more than five years since your last dose.

• Measles, mumps, rubella: Adults born in 1957 or later, and those vaccinated before 1968 with the inactivated measles vaccine, which was later withdrawn due to inefficacy, need the MMR II. 

• Shingles. People age 60 and older, except those who are taking immunosuppressive drugs or have medical conditions that make their immune system less effective, should consider Zoster.

• Chicken pox: People who never had chicken pox and haven’t already received the vaccine should get one or two doses depending on their age. It’s called Varivax.

• Shot options: There’s just one licensed for adults, Varivax.