This transcript has been edited for clarity.
What's new in adult immunization for 2022? Here's the latest update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The new schedule is available on the CDC website and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
We're now in year 3 of the COVID pandemic. That's why, for 2022, having a new updated schedule matters now more than ever. It's a reminder of the other vaccine-preventable diseases we need protection from. The COVID pandemic has put a damper on vaccine coverage overall. At first, we weren't supposed to give COVID vaccines with other vaccines, but that rule has been lifted. COVID vaccines can now be administered with other vaccines, so there is no reason to delay getting caught up on needed immunizations that may have been missed due to the pandemic.
Highlights of the 2022 Adult Immunization Schedule
This ACIP update summarizes who needs which vaccine and when. And as usual, some of the recommendations have changed. COVID vaccines are in the schedule. They are not on the graphics, but they're listed first in the vaccine notes section with a link to current COVID vaccine recommendations. It's likely that more COVID vaccine options will be added before the next schedule update next year.
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Adult Vaccines 2022: Who Needs What, and When?
Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD
DisclosuresFebruary 17, 2022
This transcript has been edited for clarity.
What's new in adult immunization for 2022? Here's the latest update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The new schedule is available on the CDC website and published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
We're now in year 3 of the COVID pandemic. That's why, for 2022, having a new updated schedule matters now more than ever. It's a reminder of the other vaccine-preventable diseases we need protection from. The COVID pandemic has put a damper on vaccine coverage overall. At first, we weren't supposed to give COVID vaccines with other vaccines, but that rule has been lifted. COVID vaccines can now be administered with other vaccines, so there is no reason to delay getting caught up on needed immunizations that may have been missed due to the pandemic.
Highlights of the 2022 Adult Immunization Schedule
This ACIP update summarizes who needs which vaccine and when. And as usual, some of the recommendations have changed. COVID vaccines are in the schedule. They are not on the graphics, but they're listed first in the vaccine notes section with a link to current COVID vaccine recommendations. It's likely that more COVID vaccine options will be added before the next schedule update next year.
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Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia; Past President, American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Sandra Adamson Fryhofer, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant, or trustee for: Member, Medical Association of Atlanta, Board of Directors (May 2016-Present); Member, ACP Delegation to the American Medical Association (June 2000 – Present); AMA and ACP Liaison to ACIP, serving on Working Groups for HPV vaccine, influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, shingles vaccine, adult immunization schedule, and cholera vaccine; Medscape Advisory Board
Serve(d) as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: ACP Speaker, "Immunization for Adults," ACP's Internal Medicine Meeting 2017 Scientific Program; Georgia Department of Public Health, "The Vaccinators – Move the Needle: Raise Adults Immunization Rates"
Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: WebMD/Medscape; Paid to write and host educational videos on adult immunization for ACP (2016; 2017); Private internal medicine practice