As we’ve previously reported, kids and teenagers are some of the most susceptible to diseases and illness without immunizations, but there are recommended vaccines for adults as well.

Greene County Medical Center Immunization Coordinator Jill Juergensen recommends adults get their influenza vaccine annually. Other recommended immunizations include TDAP (whooping cough) and Hepatitis A and B, if an individual didn’t get those at a younger age.

“In addition, pregnant women are recommended to get the TDAP vaccine each time they are pregnant, preferably between 27 through 36 weeks during their pregnancy. But that’s left up to the physician to decide when to do that.”

Those 60 and older are recommended to get the shingles vaccine and anyone 65 and older should get a pneumococcal vaccine. Juergensen notes that shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox disease that lays dormant in a person’s body until it develops later in life.

“Shingles can recur, so it’s very important for adults-that 60 years of age and older-to get that shingles vaccine. Even if you’ve had a case of the shingles to get that vaccine so that you’re covered.”

Call or stop by the medical center with any questions.