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Vaccination Schedule for Adults and Adolescents

Medical Author: Edmond A. Hooker, MD, DrPH
Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

What is the vaccination schedule for adolescents?


Table 4: Recommended vaccination schedule for adolescents
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/child-schedule.htm#printable
Recommended vaccination schedule for adolescents
Source: CDC



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Chickenpox is a common childhood skin disease caused by a virus. The virus is called the varicella-zoster virus.

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