adult immunization schedule 2020
the CDC just published their updated, 2020 immunization schedule for adults. there are a few changes from last year: influenza for 2019-2020 season: no preferential recommendation for one vaccine over another. the live attenuated intranasal vaccine is okay up to age 49, for most people without imunocompromising conditions including HIV or functional asplenia, but also those pregnant, are caregivers of severely immunocompromised people, have taken antiviral influenza meds in prior 48 hours, or have cochlear implants. hepatitis A: now includes all with HIV. HPV: should do catch-up vaccines in all adults (ie, including males) til age 26, and shared clinical decision-making through age 45 MMR: new language that health care workers born after 1957 without evidence of immunity should get 2 MMR doses, 4 weeks apart; those born before 1957 and no evidence of immunity "consider" 2-dose schedule Meningococcal ...