Immunizations are not just for kids |In addition to having
traditional check-ups to monitor things such as blood pressure,
adults need to stay on top of their vaccinations as well.| Most
people remember making trips as a kid to the doctor's office for
routine checkups. More often than not such trips were nothing to
look forward to. A big reason for this was immunizations - a
painful rite of passage that all children had to endure at one
time or another. But as much as immunizations, or shots, might
be looked at as a means of protecting children from disease,
adults should recognize the necessity of continuing to get
immunizations as well. While certain immunizations need only be
administered once, according to the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) adults need to stay on top of things
with respect to the following shots: Measles-mumps-rubella shot
(MMR). Most people get this shot when they're young children. In
fact, most school boards mandate this shot be administered
before a child can enroll