Adult Vaccination – Often Overlooked
Vaccines are not just for children. Adults need booster doses, catch-up vaccines, and additional vaccines based on age, occupation, and travel. At Dashvanth Healthcare Delhi, we provide adult vaccination services and guidance.
Essential Adult Vaccines in India
Influenza (Flu)
- Annual vaccine – virus changes each year
- Recommended for all adults, especially >65, diabetics, cardiac patients, healthcare workers, pregnant women
Tdap/Td
- Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis booster
- Every 10 years, or single Tdap dose if never received acellular pertussis
- All pregnant women in each pregnancy (27–36 weeks)
Pneumococcal Vaccine
- PCV15 or PCV20 for adults ≥65 or high-risk individuals
- Diabetics, chronic lung/heart/kidney disease patients
Hepatitis B
- If not previously vaccinated – 3-dose series
- Healthcare workers, sexual exposure, travel to high-prevalence areas
HPV Vaccine
- Girls and women 9–45 years for cervical cancer prevention
- Boys and men 9–26 years (reduces transmission and genital warts)
COVID-19 Boosters
- As per current national recommendations
Travel Vaccines (for International Travel)
- Hepatitis A, typhoid: travel to South/Southeast Asia, Africa
- Yellow fever: travel to sub-Saharan Africa, South America
- Japanese Encephalitis: travel to Southeast Asia
Adult vaccination services at Dashvanth Healthcare Delhi: 011-41670042.
