Adult Vaccines Slideshows

mRNA technology in vaccines is relatively new to the public. But researchers have been experimenting with it for decades. Its recent success against COVID-19 has opened many doors to explore its use against a variety of deadly diseases in the near future.

You might think of chickenpox, mumps, and measles as conditions children have, but there’s nothing to stop adults from getting them as well. Click through to see health problems grownups can get that are mostly associated with kids.

Get the list of the top vaccine-preventable diseases, including COVID-19, measles, whooping cough, flu, polio, pneumococcal disease, meningococcal disease, mumps, Hib, tetanus, and hepatitis B.

Sometimes childhood diseases cause big problems for grownups. WebMD explains which vaccines can help keep adults healthy.