Vaccines

When I saw Dr. Iturbides on Aug 9, 2018 for annual checkup, he prescribed two vaccines - a Flu shot and a Pneumonia vaccine. I took them on Aug 29 at CVS, Plainsboro. The pharmacist said the pneumonia vaccine will hurt a little bit and the pain may last 24 hrs. It was hurting for 2 days. The flu shot was high dosage (prescribed after age 65) and that hurt too but not as much.

I was reading an AARP article on vaccines one would need after 50.

Here is the list.

Influenza vaccine every year

Pneumococcal vaccine (pneumonia) for healthy adults 65 and older. Don’t get them at the same time. You should receive a dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13), then a dose of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) one year later. 

Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine and/or the Td (tetanus, diphtheria) booster After 50, You get Tdap only once, and after that, you still need the Td booster every 10 years. Otherwise, your protection against tetanus and diphtheria will fade.

Shingles (herpes zoster) vaccine only once in two doses spaced two to six months apart

Hepatitis A vaccine only once in two doses spaced two to six months apart

Hepatitis B vaccine Adults getting the vaccine need three doses — the second dose given four weeks after the first; the third dose five months after the second. There is also a combination vaccine for both hepatitis A and B called Twinrix, which is given in three doses over six months.