This schedule lists the vaccines that are recommended for all adults 18 years of age and older who were not immunized in childhood. These vaccines are provided for free depending on eligibility.
Check with your health care provider to ensure you have received all the recommended vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months and older. Find information on COVID-19 vaccines.
|
Vaccine1 |
1st clinic visit | 4 weeks later | 2 months after 1st visit | 6 months after 1st visit | 6 months after 2nd visit | every 10 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Meningococcal C Conjugate (for those born before 2002 who are less than 24 years of age) |
 |
|||||
|
Meningococcal Quadrivalent Conjugate (for those born in 2002 or later and are less than 24 years of age) |
|
|||||
|
Tdap2 (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) |
|
|||||
|
MMR3 (measles, mumps, rubella) |
|
|
||||
|
Hepatitis B4 (for those born in 1980 or later and other eligible individuals) |
|
|
|
|||
|
HPV4 (human papillomavirus) (for eligible individuals only) |
|
|
|
|||
|
Varicella (chickenpox) (for susceptible individuals only) |
|
|
||||
|
Td (tetanus, diphtheria) |
|
|
|
|||
|
Influenza4 (Annually) |
|
|||||
|
Pneumococcal Polysaccharide4 (annually for those 65 years and older and other eligible individuals) |
|
|||||
1The hepatitis A and polio vaccines are not included in this table. The hepatitis A vaccine is available for Indigenous adults that are 18 years of age and other eligible individuals. The polio vaccine is only recommended for unimmunized adults who are at risk of exposure to polio virus. See the HealthLinkBC Files for more information on vaccine eligibility or speak to your health care provider.
2 Pregnant people should receive 1 dose of Tdap in every pregnancy, ideally between 27 - 32 weeks of gestation.
3 Two doses of MMR vaccine are recommended for adults born in 1970 or later.
4 See the HealthLinkBC Files for more information on vaccine eligibility or speak to your health care provider