IMMUNIZATIONS


(reference always with your physician)

HEPATITIS B
Children adopted from abroad are at risk for Hepatitis B infection.    Family members are at risk for in- household transmission of Hepatitis B infection from exposure to the blood of those individuals who are Hepatitis B carriers, unless they are fully immunized against Hepatitis B. 


HEPATITIS A
This is a very common infection when traveling abroad.  The infection is acquired from food and water. The vaccine is a two vaccine series.

TETANUS/DIPHTHERIA
You should have a booster every ten years.


MEASLES BOOSTER
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of July 24, 1998, an estimated 36.5 million cases of measles with one million deaths are reported each year worldwide. 


INFLUENZA VACCINE
Flu vaccine is recommended during the influenza season (November through April). 


POLIO VACCINE
If you cannot confirm that you had polio vaccines as a child