Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule*

Purpose

View the tables below for vaccines in the adult immunization schedule.

How to use the schedule

To make vaccination recommendations, healthcare providers should:

  1. Determine recommended vaccine by age (Table 1 - By Age)
  2. Assess need for additional recommended vaccinations by medical condition or other indication (Table 2 - By Medical Condition)
  3. Review vaccine types, dosing frequencies and intervals, and considerations for special situations (Notes)
  4. Review contraindications and precautions for vaccine types (Appendix)
  5. Review new or updated ACIP guidance (Addendum)

Vaccines in the Adult Immunization Schedule*

(See Addendum)

Vaccines Abbreviation(s) Trade name(s)
COVID-19 vaccine 1vCOV-mRNA Comirnaty/Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Spikevax/Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
1vCOV-aPS Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine Hib ActHIB
Hiberix
PedvaxHIB
Hepatitis A vaccine HepA Havrix

Vaqta

Hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccine HepA-HepB Twinrix
Hepatitis B vaccine HepB Engerix-B
Heplisav-B
PreHevbrio
Recombivax HB
Human papillomavirus vaccine HPV Gardasil 9
Influenza vaccine (inactivated, egg–based) IIV3 Multiple
aIIV3 Fluad
HD–IIV3 Fluzone High–Dose
Influenza vaccine (inactivated, cell–culture) ccIIV3 Flucelvax
Influenza vaccine (recombinant) RIV3 Flublok
Influenza vaccine (live, attenuated) LAIV3 FluMist
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine MMR M-M-R II
Priorix
Meningococcal serogroups A, C, W, Y vaccine MenACWY-CRM Menveo
MenACWY-TT MenQuadfi
Meningococcal serogroup B vaccine MenB-4C Bexsero
MenB-FHbp Trumenba
Meningococcal serogroup A, B, C, W, Y vaccine MenACWY-TT/MenB-FHbp Penbraya
Mpox vaccine Mpox Jynneos
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV15 Vaxneuvance
PCV20 Prevnar 20
PCV21 Capvaxive
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine PPSV23 Pneumovax 23
Poliovirus vaccine IPV Ipol
Respiratory syncytial virus vaccine RSV Abrysvo, Arexvy, mResvia
Tetanus and diphtheria vaccine Td Tenivac
Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis vaccine Tdap Adacel
Boostrix
Varicella vaccine VAR Varivax
Zoster vaccine, recombinant RZV Shingrix

*Administer recommended vaccines if vaccination history is incomplete or unknown. Do not restart or add doses to vaccine series if there are extended intervals between doses. The use of trade names is for identification purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the ACIP or CDC.