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This year's update to the adult vaccination schedule includes COVID-19 vaccination for the first time and introduces several new options for other vaccines.
COVID-19 now takes first place in the alphabetic roster of vaccine-preventable diseases. The recommendations suggest that all adults receive a 2- or 3-dose primary series, followed by periodic boosters. An array of hyperlinks steers clinicians to the specific web references for updates and special circumstances.
Two new conjugate pneumococcal vaccines have replaced the old 13-valent Prevnar-13: The 20-valent Prevnar-20 now serves as a single complete vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults;…