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adult immunization

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adult immunization
The administration of vaccines to prevent clinical infection in adulthood; 'The contrast between the impact of vaccine-
preventable diseases of adults compared with those of children is striking. Each yr, < 500 persons in the U.S. die of vaccine-preventable
diseases of childhood … 50,000 to 70,000 adults die of influenza, pneumococcal infections, HBV
. Cf Childhood immunization
Adult immunization
Infections Annual
deaths
Vaccine
efficacy
Current
vaccine use
Preventable
deaths
Pneumococci 40, 000 60% 20% 19, 200
Influenza 20, 000 70% 41% 8, 260
HBV 5000 90% 10% 4, 050
MMR <30 95% variable <30
Tetanus-diphtheria <25 99% 40% <15
Measles-mumps-rubella. From JAMA 1994; 272:1133


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Stanley Shapiro, chairman of Kaiser Permanente's Regional Adult Immunization Task Force.
Extensive information on vaccines can be found in the CDC's "Update on Adult Immunizations" and the American College of Physicians' "Guide for Adult Immunization.
 
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