The Public Health Authority (Prevention) stressed the importance of taking basic vaccines for adults and the elderly in a timely manner, stressing that all approved vaccines are safe and effective, and protect all members of society.
Weqaya stated that the recommended vaccines for adults and the elderly are 9 vaccines, which are: the seasonal influenza vaccine (one dose annually), the triple bacterial vaccine (for adults: one dose and then a booster dose every 10 years, and for pregnant women: a dose with each new pregnancy in the period). Between weeks 27 to 36), the triple viral vaccine (if there is no confirmed immunity or a previous disease, then one or two doses are taken, depending on the case, and women are vaccinated before marriage and after childbirth).
The fourth vaccine is: the chickenpox vaccine (if there is no established immunity or a previous disease, then two doses are taken 8 weeks apart), the fifth: the herpes zoster vaccine (two doses are taken between 2-6 months for ages 50 years or older), and the sixth: the virus vaccine Papilloma (three doses are taken for women aged 15-26 years, the second dose is 2 months after the first dose, and the third dose is 6 months after the first dose).
Seventh vaccine: Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine (multiple pneumococcus: single dose for adults 65 years of age or older one year after the dose of Streptococcus pneumoniae, combined Streptococcus pneumoniae: single dose for immunocompromised or those with chronic co-morbid diseases and also for those 65 years or older). And the eighth vaccine: hepatitis B vaccine (it is taken in three doses if there is no confirmed immunity or previous vaccination, and the second dose is a month after the first dose, and the third dose is after 6 months.
The Public Health Authority indicated that the ninth vaccine recommended for adults and the elderly is: the combined quadruple meningitis vaccine (one dose according to the case, then a booster dose every 5 years).
