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Adult vaccine schedule overview (US)

Summary

CDC publishes an adult (19+) schedule by age and by medical condition; as of 2026-10-14 the current one is still the 2025 schedule (revised 2025-07-02), and no 2026 adult schedule was found. Routinely, adults get a flu vaccine every year and a Td/Tdap booster every 10 years; COVID-19, shingles (50+), RSV (75+, or 50–74 at increased risk), pneumococcal, and others depend on age and conditions. Check with a clinician.

General information, not medical advice. See a clinician about your own situation; in an emergency call 911 (US).

Facts

• id: F1 claim: The adult schedule covers ages 19+ and is organized by age (Table 1) and by medical condition (Table 2), with notes, contraindications, and an addendum of newer ACIP recommendations. confidence: high date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1, S2] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F2 claim: Influenza: 1 dose every year; for 65+, high-dose, recombinant, or adjuvanted flu vaccine is preferred. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F3 claim: Tdap once, then Td or Tdap every 10 years; Tdap in each pregnancy. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F4 claim: Recombinant zoster (shingles): 2 doses at 50+, or from 19 with immunocompromising conditions. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F5 claim: RSV: recommended at 75+, for adults 50–74 at increased risk (50–59 added June 2025), as a single dose only; seasonal dose in pregnancy. confidence: high date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1, S2] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F6 claim: COVID-19 (2024–2025 vaccine: 1+ doses, 2+ at 65+), pneumococcal, HPV (through 26; 27–45 by shared decision), hepatitis A/B, MMR, varicella, meningococcal, and others depend on age, history, and conditions. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY 4.0
• id: F7 claim: Since 2025-05-29 the schedule reflects an HHS directive changing COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for pregnant women. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S2] license: CC BY 4.0

Pointers

• answers: Full official guidance beyond this summary where: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/adult-age.html; https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/imz-schedules/adult-addendum.html access: open, no account

Open issues (pre-review)

• No 2026 adult schedule found on cdc.gov (search + pages fetched 2026-10-14). A search snippet says the schedule PDF was "amended April 27, 2026" for RSV; the PDF returned 403, so this is NOT verified and not used.
• COVID-19 row still names the 2024–2025 vaccine; recommendations may have changed since. Re-check before review.

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