Teen (Adolescent) Immunization

Are you 11-19 years old? If so, YOU need to be vaccinated against some serious diseases! Many people think that shots are only for babies. But, in reality, there are millions of people between the ages of 11-19 who are at risk of getting serious diseases like tetanus, meningitis, chickenpox, infections leading to cervical cancer and others.

• A Tdap booster
• One dose of meningococcal vaccine
• Three doses of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine - females only
• Two doses of hepatitis A vaccine
• Two doses of varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, if you did not have chickenpox disease
• Influenza (flu) vaccine — one dose of either the flu shot or nasal mist every year

• Adolescent Immunization Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Adolescent Vaccine Preventable Diseases
  
  
• Hepatitis B Facts for Teens
  
  
• HPV/Cervical Cancer Resource Kit
  
  
• HPV Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• College Immunization Law
  
  
• Adolescent Health Issues: youth development, risk behaviors and health concerns

• Child/Adolescent Immunization Schedule
  
  
• CDC—Adolescent immunization information and resources in English and Spanish

• Immunization Action Coalition — Information sheet about adolescent immunizations
  
  
• American School Health Association — Toolkit for promoting adolescent immunizations in schools
  
  
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases — Factsheet on adolescent immunizations
  
  
• California Department of Health Services — Preteen vaccine resources in English and Spanish
  
  
• Society of Adolescent Medicine — Immunization and general adolescent health information