Vaccines
Vaccines help protect us from severe illness.
Vaccines help protect against more than 20 life-threatening diseases—including infectious respiratory diseases. For decades, vaccines have saved millions of lives and greatly reduced the spread of deadly diseases all over the world. Staying up to date with recommended vaccines is the best way to help protect yourself, those you love, and your community from infectious respiratory disease.
Behind the Science
Vaccines help your body learn to detect and protect itself against infections. Different vaccines work in different ways, but every vaccine helps our immune systems learn how to fight germs, like viruses and bacteria.
Life doesn’t “paws” when you’re sick.
Safety & Effectiveness
For decades, vaccine development in the U.S. has followed a gold-standard review process that includes rigorous research, multi-stage clinical trials, robust regulatory review and approvals, and ongoing safety monitoring once a vaccine becomes approved and recommended.
The Risks Are Real
Hear from health care providers on their stories and perspectives around the real impact of illness and the importance of prevention.
Cost & Coverage
Infectious respiratory diseases are a threat to public health. Vaccines are covered at no or low cost for low-cost for most people.
What Older Adults Need to Know About RSV Vaccines
Who’s At Higher Risk?
People living with conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, weakened immune systems, and other chronic diseases face greater danger from respiratory illnesses. Check out our new tool to see whether a vaccine is recommended based on your health condition.
