For Specific Groups of People:
Pre-teens and Adolescents
On this page:
What Parents, Pre-teens, and Adolescents Should Know
- Which vaccines do pre-teens/ adolescents need?
- Why do pre-teens need vaccines?
- Questions and answers
- Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Quiz
To help you understand what vaccines you might need, you can complete the Adolescent and Adult Vaccine Quiz online.
- International travel
- Where can I get immunization records?
- How can I get help paying for vaccines?
- Información en Español
For Health Professionals
- Vaccination recommendations
From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) - Vaccine information
Information about HPV vaccine, MCV4, Tdap, and the vaccines that
pre-teens/adolescents may need to
"catch up" on - Clinical description and diagnosis
- International travel
- Screening Questionnaire for Child and Teen Immunization (exit)
- Pre-teen Vaccine Campaign Updated
Gallery of flyers, posters, PSA's and other materials - Provider education
- Strengthening the Delivery of New Vaccines for Adolescents--A Supplement to Pediatrics
- Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program
- National Immunization Survey adolescent coverage data
For State and Local Health Departments
CDC has created a set of materials to help state and local health departments support the implementation of ACIP adolescent vaccine recommendations. The materials are provided as templates and refer to meningococcal disease and pertussis (whooping cough); however, when customized they can include human papillomavirus (HPV) and other recommended vaccines.
- "It's Their Turn" communication and education materials
Brief description of the materials, it's goals, and the target audiences. - Communication materials UPDATED
Flyers created for state and local health departments to support specific adolescent vaccines.
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Content last reviewed on February 10, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases