Find out what you know about getting immunized by taking this quiz.
1. You should get a tetanus and diphtheria booster every 15 years.
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You should get this booster every 10 years. Children get vaccinated against these 2 diseases. But immunity wears off with time, so adults need a booster.
2. If you got the primary polio vaccine series as a child, you don't need any follow-up boosters.
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If you have had the primary series of the poliovirus vaccine, you are considered to be fully immunized.
3. Vaccines can prevent all types of pneumonia.
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Pneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs caused by viruses and many kinds of bacteria. The pneumonia (pneumococcal) vaccine can help protect against 1 of the most common forms of pneumonia. This form is caused by the pneumococcal bacteria. The flu (influenza) vaccine can help protect against pneumonia caused by influenza viruses. But no vaccine can prevent all kinds of pneumonia. Talk with your health care provider to find out if you need a pneumococcal vaccine.
4. An annual flu shot should be given to most people age 6 months or older.
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The flu vaccine should be given to most infants once they are 6 months old, and to children and adults. Talk with your health care provider about the type of vaccine you should get.
5. The best time to get a flu shot is December or January, when flu season starts.
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The best time to get this shot is when it becomes available in your community, before flu season starts.
6. If you live or work in, or travel to countries where hepatitis A is common, you should get the hepatitis A vaccine.
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Areas of the world where hepatitis A is fairly common include Central and South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe.
7. If you are planning to become pregnant, you may need the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.
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Children routinely get this vaccine. A booster is given to women of childbearing age if their immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella is low. A simple blood test can find out your immunity.
8. You're more likely to be exposed to infectious diseases if you travel to developing countries.
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See your health care provider to check on recommended vaccines before you travel to developing countries.
9. Only children need to have the chickenpox vaccine.
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Chickenpox can be more serious in adults. Talk with your health care provider if you didn't have chickenpox as a child or didn’t have the vaccinations.
