Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
Vaccines: focus on adults - Summa Health System
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Which vaccines are appropriate forElena (40 y/o woman)?Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap);influenza; and pneumococcal vaccines areappropriate for Elena. Because she does not recallreceiving the 3-dose primary vaccinati<strong>on</strong> series with Tdc<strong>on</strong>tainingvaccine, Elena should begin the series of 1 dose ofTdap and 2 doses of Td. She should also receive the annualinfluenza vaccine. (Because of her asthma, Elena shouldreceive the trivalent inactivated vaccine [TIV] rather than thelive attenuated influenza vaccine [LAIV].) Elena's asthma isan indicati<strong>on</strong> for her to receive pneumococcal vaccine.
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