Table 1.

2011 French immunisation schedule – Recommendations for adults

General recommendations	Vaccines	18-23 years	24 years	26-28 years	30-45 years	46-64 years	≥65 years
	Diphtheria (d) Tetanus (T) Poliomyelitis (IPV)			dT-IPV to be replaced by a single dose of dTaP-IPV for adults who have not received pertussis vaccination since 10 years	1 dose of dT-IPV every 10 years
	Acellular pertussis (aP)
Catch-up program	Acellular pertussis (aP)				Replaced by a single dose of dTaP-IPV for adults who have not previously received pertussis vaccination
Specific and at-risk populations	Acellular pertussis (aP)	A single dose of dTaP-IPV in adults with the prospect of becoming parents (cocoon), family members during pregnancy and post-partum women (minimum interval of 2 years between 1 dose of dT-IPV and dTaP-IPV