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. 2005 Sep 9;52(5):1271–1286. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2005.06.002

Table 3.

Vaccines for nontraveling family members and close contacts

Vaccine Standard dose/route
Update all childhood vaccines for any children in household
Vaccines for adults (administer as needed according to standard schedules)
 Hepatitis A 1.0 mL adult/0.5 mL pediatric IM, 2 doses at 0, 6 months
 Hepatitis B 2.0 mL IM, 3 doses at 0, 1, 6 months
 Influenza 0.5 mL IM, according to season
 Measles, mumps, rubella 0.5 mL SC, documented 2 doses separated by ≥1 month
 Pneumococcal polysaccharide 0.5 mL SC or IM
 Td or TdaP 0.5 mL IM
 Varicella 0.5 mL SC, 2 doses separated by 4–8 weeks

Abbreviations: IM, intramuscular; SC, subcutaneous; Td, tetanus diphtheria; Tdap, tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis.