The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its 2025 recommended immunization schedule for adults. This document tells doctors and nurses which vaccines to offer to adults aged 19 years and older in the United States. It is based on a review of existing evidence by expert committees.
This is a guideline for clinical practice, not a new research study. It does not report results from testing a specific vaccine or comparing groups of people. The schedule lists the vaccines experts believe adults should receive based on age, health conditions, and other factors.
Because this is a recommendation document, it does not contain new findings about how well vaccines work or their side effects. Those details come from the many individual studies that the experts reviewed to create the schedule.
Readers should see this as the official public health guidance for which vaccines are recommended. People should talk with their own healthcare provider about which vaccines on this schedule are right for their personal health situation.
