VACCINES-DURATION OF PROTECTION
WHEN DO YOU NEED A BOOSTER?
Immunization |
Length of Protection |
Tetanus-Diphtheria (Td) |
10 Years |
Tetanus-Diphtheria-Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) |
10 Years |
Hepatitis A Series |
15 Years |
Hepatitis B Series |
Probably for life |
Immune Globulin |
3 months |
Influenza |
6 months |
Japanese Encephalitis |
3 years |
Measles/Mumps |
Life (if 2 doses were given) |
Meningococcus |
3-5 years |
Pneumococcal pneumonia |
Life |
Polio (IPV) |
1 adult booster=life |
Rabies Series |
2 years |
Rubella |
Life |
Typhoid (Typhim Vi) injectable |
2 years |
Typhoid (Vivotif) oral |
5 years |
Varicella virus/shingles (Varivax) |
Unknown |
Yellow Fever |
10 Years |