Inoculations for Adults

Have a chickenpox vaccination if you have not had the disease, or aren't sure if you've had it. Get hepatitis B shots if you have been sexually active with more than one partner in the past six months. Have a flu shot annually after age 49 and a pneumococcal shot once after age 64. Be vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella if you were born in 7957 or later and have not had measles or mumps, or are not sure whether you had the diseases or a vaccination. Get a tetanus and diphtheria shot once every 10 years.