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Vaccine Database

Evidence-based profiles for 20 vaccines. Each page includes benefit-risk scoring, disease data, adverse events, credible scientific debates, and international policy comparisons.

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Routine Childhood & Adult Vaccines

13 vaccines

Hepatitis B

Birth – 18 months (3-dose series)

Hepatitis B is a viral liver infection. In infants and young children, 90% of infections become chronic, leadi…

99% vs severe disease44y in use→

DTaP

2 months – 6 years (5-dose series)

DTaP prevents three distinct diseases. Diphtheria causes a throat membrane that can suffocate children — case …

95% vs severe disease30y in use→

Hib

2 months – 15 months (3–4 dose series)

Before the vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type b was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in children un…

98% vs severe disease35y in use→

PCV (Prevnar)

2 months – 15 months (4-dose series)

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of meningitis, sepsis, and pneumonia in children under 2. Before PCV…

94% vs severe disease24y in use→

MMR

12–15 months & 4–6 years (2-dose series)

Measles has an R0 of 12–18, making it the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease. Pre-vaccine USA: 3–4 mi…

99% vs severe disease55y in use→

Rotavirus

2 months – 8 months (oral series)

Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrheal disease in infants and young children worldwide. Before vac…

87% vs severe disease19y in use→

Varicella

12–15 months (dose 1); 4–6 years (dose 2)

Varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox — a highly contagious illness with itchy blisters, fever, and malaise…

98% vs severe disease30y in use→

Hepatitis A

12–23 months (2-dose series); catch-up at any age

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a self-limiting liver infection. Unlike HepB, it does not cause chronic disease. Ho…

99% vs severe disease30y in use→

HPV

9–12 years (2-dose series); 15–26 years (3-dose series); up to 45 years (shared decision)

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection — nearly all sexually active adults wil…

97% vs severe disease18y in use→

MenACWY

11–12 years (dose 1); 16 years (booster); infants 2–23 months if high-risk

Neisseria meningitidis causes two life-threatening presentations: meningitis (infection of the brain's protect…

85% vs severe disease20y in use→

RSV Protection

Nirsevimab: all infants <8 months entering RSV season; maternal Abrysvo: 32–36 weeks gestation

RSV is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the US — responsible for 58,000–80,000 hospitalizations …

80% vs severe disease2y in use→

Zoster (Shingrix)

50 years and older (2 doses); immunocompromised adults 19+

The same varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that causes childhood chickenpox lies dormant in nerve ganglia for life.…

89% vs severe disease7y in use→

IPV (Polio)

2 months – 6 years (4-dose series); booster for adult travelers to endemic areas

Poliovirus causes irreversible paralysis by destroying motor neurons in the spinal cord. Before vaccination, p…

99% vs severe disease70y in use→

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Annual Vaccines

2 vaccines

Influenza

6 months and older annually; 2 doses first year for children under 9

Seasonal influenza infects 9–45 million Americans annually and kills 12,000–52,000 per year depending on strai…

65% vs severe disease80y in use→

COVID-19

6 months and older; updated annually for ongoing protection

SARS-CoV-2 caused a global pandemic responsible for 7+ million confirmed deaths (likely 20+ million excess dea…

73% vs severe disease4y in use→

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Shared Decision Vaccines

1 vaccines

MenB

16–23 years (preferred); 10–25 years if high-risk; infants if high-risk

Meningococcal serogroup B is now the dominant serogroup causing meningococcal disease in US adolescents and yo…

63% vs severe disease10y in use→

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Travel Vaccines

4 vaccines

Typhoid

Injectable: 2 years+; Oral: 6 years+; travelers to endemic areas

Typhoid fever is a systemic bacterial illness caused by Salmonella Typhi, endemic in South Asia, Southeast Asi…

80% vs severe disease35y in use→

Yellow Fever

9 months and older; required for travel to endemic countries; only at certified travel clinics

Yellow fever is a hemorrhagic viral illness transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical…

99% vs severe disease85y in use→

Rabies

Pre-exposure: travelers to endemic areas, veterinarians, animal handlers; Post-exposure: any age, immediately

Rabies is caused by lyssavirus transmitted through the bite of an infected animal. Once clinical symptoms appe…

100% vs severe disease45y in use→

Dengue

Dengvaxia: 9–16 years in endemic areas AND seropositive only; Qdenga: 4–60 years in endemic areas

Dengue is the most rapidly spreading mosquito-borne viral disease globally — infecting 390 million people annu…

62% vs severe disease8y in use→