No doubt you have heard the dialogue surrounding the medical benefits of kids being vaccinated. But did you know that adults need vaccinations, too? This important medical need doesn’t stop after the age of 13. Ongoing vaccinations and boosters are required for the entire population. If you have grandkids, this is especially important as you don’t want to be an undiagnosed carrier.

This year, the CDC released a report stating that vaccination rates are dangerously low among adults. Only 60 percent of seniors received the pneumococcal vaccination, just over 50 percent of adults received a tetanus vaccine, and only a mere 24 percent of people over the age of 60 were vaccinated against shingles.

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