Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older, United States, 2017.

I October 2016, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older, United States, 2017. The 2017 adult immunization schedule summarizes ACIP recommendations in 2 figures, footnotes for the figures, and a table of contraindications and precautions for vaccines recommended for adults (Figure). These documents can also be found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules. The full ACIP recommendations for each vaccine can be found at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/acip-recs /index.html. The 2017 adult immunization schedule was also reviewed and approved by the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American College of Nurse-Midwives. Newly added to the 2017 adult immunization schedule is a cover page that contains information on select general principles pertinent to the adult immunization schedule, additional CDC resources, instructions for reporting adverse events related to vaccination and suspected cases of reportable vaccine-preventable diseases, and an ACIP-approved list of standardized acronyms for vaccines recommended for adults. In addition, the table of contraindications and precautions for vaccines routinely recommended for adults that was formerly a standalone document has been incorporated into the adult immunization schedule. Changes in the 2017 adult immunization schedule from the previous year's schedule include new or revised ACIP recommendations on influenza, human papillomavirus, hepatitis B, and meningococcal vaccinations.