Most of us stopped thinking about vaccines after school. But immunity fades, new vaccines arrive and some only become important later in life.

The ones adults often miss

• Tetanus and whooping cough (Tdap): a booster every ten years, and in every pregnancy.
• Flu: every autumn, for everyone over six months.
• Shingles: two doses from age 50.
• Pneumonia: from age 65, or earlier with some conditions.
• HPV: recommended up to age 26, and sometimes up to 45.

Not sure what you have had?

Bring any records you have to your next visit. If there are none, a simple blood test can check immunity for some diseases, and catching up is safe.

Flu shots are available on a walk-in basis every weekday from October.