Adolescents may believe that they are done with their immunizations
after childhood. However, it is important for adolescents to stay up-to-date on
their immunizations. Teenagers may be exposed to environments where they are at
greater risk for vaccine-preventable diseases.
They may need to catch up on missed immunizations as a child, receive
the annually recommended influenza immunization, or complete an unfinished immunization
series.
Adolescent
Immunization Schedules
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) Recommended
Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 or younger by age,
medical conditions, and other indications – 2020.
General Information
Additional Information
Global Migration and Travel Information
Traveling can be an adventure, but one can be exposed to
various vaccine-preventable diseases. When traveling it is important to be
aware of which immunizations are necessary to be protected from these diseases
that one might be exposed.
The Texas Vaccines for Children (TVFC)
Program
The TVFC
Program provides low-cost immunizations to eligible children from birth through
18 years of age.
Resources
Why
Vaccines Are Important
CDC’s Manual for the Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable
Diseases
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC): Vaccines and Immunizations
National Foundation for
Infectious Diseases
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
For more information, contact the
DSHS Immunization Unit at (800) 252-9152 or immunization.info@dshs.texas.gov