Vaccinations: Not just for children

Published June 14, 2007 4:00am ET



If you are traveling out of the country or can?t remember your last tetanus booster shot, you should probably talk to your doctor about vaccinations.

Every adult should be up to date on diptheria/tetanus, hepatitis A and B, and influenza vaccines, said Dr. Michael Zimring of Mercy Medical Center, director of the Center for Wilderness and Travel Medicine.

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