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Shingles is a painful rash illness. People get shingles when the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox, reactivates in their bodies after they have already had chickenpox.
An estimated 1 million people get shingles each year in this country. Most people who develop shingles only have it one time during their life. However, you can have shingles more than once.
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Protect yourself with the vaccine. CDC recommends 2 doses of recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix) to prevent shingles and related complications in adults 50 years and older.
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is highly contagious and spread when someone ingests the virus, even in very small amounts. This usually occurs through person-to-person contact or by eating or drinking contaminated food or drink. People who get hepatitis A may feel sick for a few weeks or several months but usually recover completely and do not have lasting liver damage. In rare cases, hepatitis A can cause liver failure and even death. This is more common in older people and in people with other serious health issues, such as chronic liver disease.
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The best way to prevent hepatitis A is by getting vaccinated. Vaccination is recommended for adults with additional risk factors, including:
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International travelers.
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Men who have sex with men.
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People who use or inject drugs.
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People whose jobs increase the risk of exposure.
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People who anticipate close personal contact with an international adoptee.
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People experiencing homelessness.
COVID-19
Everyone ages 6 months and older should get the 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine. This includes people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, people who have had COVID-19, and people with long COVID.
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Getting the 2025–2026 COVID-19 vaccine is important because:
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Protection from the COVID-19 vaccine decreases with time.
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Immunity after COVID-19 infection decreases with time.
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COVID-19 vaccines are updated to give you the best protection from the currently circulating strains.
Viral Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs and is common in young children, but older adults are at greatest risk of serious illness and death. Pneumococcal vaccines help protect against pneumococcal infections, including invasive disease and are recommended for all adults 50 years or older and adults 19 through 49 years old with certain risk conditions, including:
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Chronic heart disease
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Chronic liver disease
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Chronic lung disease
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Diabetes
Tdap
Tdap vaccine can prevent tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis.
Diphtheria and pertussis spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cuts or wounds.
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TETANUS (T) causes painful stiffening of the muscles. Tetanus can lead to serious health problems, including being unable to open the mouth, having trouble swallowing and breathing, or death.
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DIPHTHERIA (D) can lead to difficulty breathing, heart failure, paralysis, or death.
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PERTUSSIS (aP), also known as “whooping cough,” can cause uncontrollable, violent coughing that makes it hard to breathe, eat, or drink. Pertussis can be extremely serious especially in babies and young children, causing pneumonia, convulsions, brain damage, or death. In teens and adults, it can cause weight loss, loss of bladder control, passing out, and rib fractures from severe coughing.
Adults should receive a booster dose of either Tdap or Td (a different vaccine that protects against tetanus and diphtheria but not pertussis) every 10 years, or after 5 years in the case of a severe or dirty wound or burn.
Meningococcal Vaccination
The two most common types of meningococcal infections are meningitis and bloodstream infections. both are very serious and can be deadly.
With meningococcal meningitis, the bacteria infect the lining of the brain and spinal cord and cause swelling. With a meningococcal bloodstream infection, the bacteria enter the blood and damage the walls of the blood vessels. This causes bleeding in the skin and organs.
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Meningococcal disease is uncommon but can cause serious illness and death in people of all ages. The vaccine is recommended for adults with additional risk factors, such as:
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Complement component deficiencies
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Functional and anatomic asplenia
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by HBV. HBV is transmitted when blood, semen, or another body fluid from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is uninfected. Symptoms can range from a mild, short-term, acute illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, long-term, chronic infection.
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The CDC recommends vaccination for all adults who meet age requirement, lack documentation of vaccination, or lack evidence of immunity.
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)*
HPV infections are very common. Nearly everyone will get HPV at some point in their lives. Most HPV infections (9 out of 10) go away by themselves within 2 years. But sometimes, HPV infections will last longer and can cause some cancers. HPV infections can cause cancers of the:
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Cervix, vagina, and vulva
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Penis
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Anus
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Back of the throat (called oropharyngeal cancer), including the base of the tongue and tonsils
The HPV vaccination provides safe, effective, and lasting protection against the HPV infections that most commonly cause cancer. This vaccine is recommended for:
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Children ages 11–12 years, so they are protected from HPV infections that can cause cancer later in life.
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Teens and young adults through age 26 years who didn't start or finish the HPV vaccine series also need HPV vaccination.
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*This vaccine is only offered in our Kansas pharmacies
Influenza
Everyone 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season with rare exceptions. Vaccination is particularly important for people who are at higher risk of serious complications from influenza.
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For most people who need only one dose of influenza vaccine for the season, September and October are generally good times to be vaccinated against influenza. Ideally, everyone should be vaccinated by the end of October.
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory virus that infects the nose, throat, and lungs. RSV symptoms make it difficult to distinguish it from the common cold or other respiratory viruses (like the flu or COVID-19). RSV spreads in the fall and winter along with other respiratory viruses. It usually peaks in December and January. RSV does not usually cause severe illness in healthy adults and children. However, some people with RSV infection, especially older adults and infants younger than 6 months of age, can become very sick and may need to be hospitalized.
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CDC recommends an RSV vaccine for all adults ages 75 years and older and for adults ages 60–74 years who are at increased risk of severe RSV, including:
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Chronic heart or lung disease
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Weakened immune system
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Certain other medical conditions
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Living in a nursing home