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Adult Vaccination Centre

Getting vaccinated is an important way to keep ourselves safe and healthy from serious and life-threatening diseases. The best way to protect ourselves is by making sure we get all recommended vaccines on time.

Useful Information

How does vaccination work?

Vaccination works by exposing our bodies to key parts of bacteria or viruses, called antigens, in a safe way so our immune system can develop an immune response. Later, if we are exposed to that same bacterium or virus, our immune system will be able to respond more quickly to:

Prevent us from getting the disease
Prevent us from getting seriously ill if we do get the disease

Why adults need to get vaccinated?

Immunity can fade: Childhood vaccines do not always provide lifelong protection. Booster doses are required for lasting defence against illnesses such as tetanus and whooping cough.
Protection from serious illnesses: Conditions including influenza, pneumonia, shingles, hepatitis B and HPV-related cancers pose a greater risk in adulthood. Vaccination reduces this risk significantly.
Safeguarding your community: Staying up to date helps protect vulnerable people—such as infants, older adults and those with weakened immune systems—through herd immunity.
Proven safety: Vaccines are extensively tested, closely monitored, and carry only mild side-effects in most cases.
Pregnant women: Some diseases can be especially dangerous if someone becomes infected while pregnant, such as German measles (rubella), chickenpox (varicella), whooping cough (pertussis) and flu (influenza).

Recommended schedule for special populations

Group	Vaccines	Number of doses
Adult over 50	Herpes zoster (Shingles) vaccine	1 or 2 (*)
Adult over 65	Pneumococcal vaccine	1 or 2 (**)
	Hepatitis B vaccine	3
	RSV vaccine	1
Pregnant women	Tdap vaccine (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)	1
	MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)	2
	RSV vaccine	1
	Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine (at least one month before becoming pregnant)	2
Adults with chronic illnesses such as heart disease, lung disease (including asthma), diabetes, sickle cell or other chronic blood disease, alcoholism, or chronic liver disease	Influenza (Flu) vaccine	1
	Hepatitis B vaccine	3
	HIB Vaccine	1
	Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine	2
	Pneumococcal vaccine	1 or 2 (**)

(*) depending on the type of vaccine
(**) depending on individual risk factors

Adult with compromised immunity

People who are immunocompromised have an increased risk of severe illness or death from many vaccine-preventable diseases. A person can be immunocompromised as a result of:

A congenital condition
A medical condition, or
Following immunosuppressive medical treatment.

The vaccination history of people who are immunocompromised needs to be assessed carefully and a plan made for future vaccinations. Live vaccines may be contraindicated in immunocompromised people due to the risk of adverse events or vaccine-related disease.

Common side-effects

You may experience mild side-effects following vaccination. Most side-effects last no more than a couple of days and are part of the immune system’s natural response to the vaccine. Common reactions include:

Pain, swelling and redness at the injection site
Headache
Fatigue
Mild fever
Muscle, body aches

Serious reactions to vaccines are rare. If you have a reaction you think is severe or unexpected, contact our Preventive Medicine Centre straight away.

Why choose FV hospital for vaccination?

Consultation with experienced doctors.
Caring and well-trained nurses make your vaccination as gentle as possible.
Comfortable and hygienic facilities.
Holistic care from consultation to follow-up.
The FV vaccine cold chain system has been certified by the Medical Equipment Assessment Centre of the Pasteur Institute of Ho Chi Minh City.
Vaccines are imported from abroad and stored in a JCI-accredited cold chain system.
JCI‑accredited since 2016, FV Hospital follows rigorous international standards to ensure safe, reliable vaccination care.

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