Vaccinations
I need a Flu vaccine today if:
• I am OLDER than 9 years old (Anchor Drugs Policy) and would like protection against the flu virus this
year.
• I’d like to be vaccinated to avoid getting influenza or spreading it to others this season.
• I am age 50 or older.
• I live with or provide care for a child younger than age 5.
• I am younger than age 50 and have an ongoing health problem, such as lung, heart, kidney, liver, or blood
disease; diabetes; HIV/AIDS; a disease that affects my immune system; or a health condition that may cause
me to choke when I swallow.
• I live with or provide care for an adult age 50 or older or who has one of the health conditions described
above.
• I live in a nursing home or chronic care facility.
• I am or will be pregnant during the influenza season.
• I am a healthcare worker.
I need a Pneumonia vaccine today if:
• I am age 65 or older, and I have never had a pneumococcal shot.
• I am age 65 or older and had one pneumococcal shot when I was younger than age 65; it has been 5 years or
more since that shot.
• I am younger than age 65, I have not been vaccinated against pneumococcal disease, and at least one of the
following applies to me:
- I smoke cigarettes.
- I have heart, lung, liver, kidney, or sickle cell disease; diabetes; or alcoholism.
- I have a weakened immune system due to cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple
myeloma, kidney failure, HIV/AIDS; or I am receiving radiation therapy; or I am on medication that
suppresses my immune system.
- I have had an organ or bone marrow transplant.
- I have had my spleen removed, have had or will have a cochlear implant, or have leaking spinal fluid.
I need a Shingles vaccine today if:
• I am an adult age 60 or older and haven’t had a shingles shot.
I need a Tetanus vaccine today if:
• I am an adult age 19-64 and I have not had a booster dose in more than 10 years.
• I am an adult age 19-64 and I have experienced a deep puncture wound or a wound
contaminated with dirt and my last booster dose was more than 5 years ago.
• I am an adult age 19-64 and I have never received a Tdap dose. A Tdap dose to
replace a Tetanus booster dose is needed to boost protection against pertussis.
Don’t be at risk. Vaccinate today!
