Table 1.
Recommended vaccines for all adolescents | Adolescent dosage | Licensed age |
Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis | 3 doses Tdapa & Td Booster | Infant onwards |
Human papillomavirus | 2 doses if ≤15 years | ≥9 years |
3 doses thereafter | ||
Meningococcal conjugate | MenA: 1 dose | Infant onwards |
MenC: 1 dose | ||
MCV4: 1 dose | ||
Influenza | 1 dose Yearly booster | ≥9 years |
Hepatitis A | 1 dose | Infant onwards |
Hepatitis B | 3 dosesa | Infant onwards |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella | 1 dosea | Infant onwards |
Recommended in at-risk areas | Adolescent dosage | Licensed age |
Tick borne encephalitis | 3 doses | Infant onwards |
Japanese encephalitis | 1 dose | Infant onwards |
Typhoid | Vi polysaccharide: 1 dose | Infant onwards |
Ty21a live oral vaccine: 3–4 doses | ||
Booster 3–7 years after primary series | ||
Cholera | Dukoral, Shanchol & mORCVAX: 2 doses booster every 2nd yr | ≥2 years |
Rabies | 3 doses | Infant onwards |
Varicella | 2 doses | ≥9–12 months |
aRecommended schedule if not administered prior to age 10 years
bWorld Health Organization. WHO recommendations for routine immunization - summary tables - http://www.who.int/immunization/policy/immunization_tables/en/ 2014