
If you still can’t find your record, your doctor can share the right vaccination schedule. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a list of registry contacts and websites. Your state health department may also have registries that include adult vaccines. Can’t find it? Your doctor may have a vaccine history in your medical records. It includes a history of all the vaccines you got as a child and adult. To find out if you’re overdue for any on the list, check your vaccination record. Of course, it depends on your age and other key factors. But only if you get them when you should.īelow are the vaccines adults should have. And they do a good job of protecting people. He’s an assistant professor of family medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. (The same goes for getting emergency care for symptoms such as chest pain or difficulty breathing.) “Vaccines are meant to protect public health and prevent disease,” says Hiten Patel, MD, MPH. Routine vaccinations for adults are high on that list.

You should not postpone certain medical visits or procedures.

In fact, 47 percent of adults have put off or canceled health care services, such as getting vaccines, during the pandemic. But at the same time, people are avoiding other important vaccinations.

And for good reason: It may keep people from getting the virus or becoming very sick from it. The COVID-19 vaccine has gotten a lot of attention lately.
