Vaccination for Adults with Diabetes

Influenza

Measles, mumps, rubella
(MMR)

MeningococcalACWY
(Men-ACWY, MCV4)

Meningococcal B
(MenB)

Pneumococcal
(Pneumovax,PPSV; Prevnar,PCV

Tetanus, diphtheria, whoopingcough
(pertussis)(T dap,Td)

Varicella
(Chickenpox)

Maybe.You need this vaccine if you are a woman age 26 or younger or a man age 21 or younger. Men age22 through 26 with a risk condition* also need vaccination. Any man age22 through 26 who wantsto beprotected from HPV may receive it, too. The vaccine is usually given in 3 doses over a 6-month period.

Yes! You need a dose every fall (or winter) for your protection and for the protection of others around you.

You may need at least 1 dose of MMR vaccine if you were born in 1957 or later. You may also need asecond dose.*

You may need MenACWY vaccine if you have one of several health conditions,* for example, if you donot have a functioning spleen. You need MenACWY if you are age 21 or younger and a first-year collegestudent living in a residence hall and you either have never been vaccinated or were vaccinated before age 16.

You should consider MenB vaccine if you are age 23 or younger (even if you don’t have a high-riskmedical condition). You may need MenB vaccine if you have one of several health conditions,* for example,if you do not have a functioning spleen.

All adults through age 64 with diabetes need to get vaccinated with Pneumovax. If you haven’t beenvaccinated, you should get 1dose now. You may also need a 1-time dose of Prevnar, depending on whetheryou have a certain high-risk condition,* such asimmunosuppression, or lack of a functioning spleen. Ifyou are younger than age 65 and have a certain high-risk condition, you will need a dose of Prevnar, if youhaven’t received it previously, and a second dose of Pneumovax, provided at least 5 years have passedsince your first dose. Prevnar and Pneumovax are usually spaced 1 year apart.

Adults who have not received a dose of Tdap during their lifetime need to get Tdap vaccine (the adultwhooping cough vaccine). And, all women need to get a dose during each pregnancy. After that, you needaTd booster dose every 10 years. Consult your healthcare provider if you haven’t had at least 3 tetanusand diphtheria toxoid-containing shots sometime in your life or if you have a deep or dirty woun

If you’ve never had chickenpox, never were vaccinated, or were vaccinated but received only 1 dose, talk to your healthcare provider to find out if you need this vaccine.