MIMS Education
Immunization Updates: Navigating Adult Vaccination in a Postpandemic World
CME Unit: 1 point | 
1 Hour | 
31 Mar 2025
Overview
About this course
Immunization is one of the most successful and cost-effective public health strategies for disease
prevention and promotion of overall individual health. Unfortunately, vaccination programs across Asia
mainly focus on the pediatric age group, leaving the adult population vulnerable to various
vaccine-preventable diseases. It is crucial for healthcare providers to be equipped with the knowledge
necessary to promote vaccine acceptance, make vaccine recommendations during every patient encounter, and
ultimately contribute to improved public health outcomes.
This e-learning module is designed to
provide a comprehensive understanding of the importance of vaccination throughout adulthood and update
participants on the recommended adult immunization schedule in this postpandemic era, including that for
COVID 19 vaccine, human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, meningococcal vaccine, and
others.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning module, participants should be able to:
- Determine the barriers to adult immunization
- Understand the importance of vaccination among adults
- Identify the recommended adult vaccines in different Asian countries
- Identify other adult vaccines for special populations
Topics covered
- Introduction
- Barriers to adult immunization
- Reasons for adult immunization
- General principles of adult immunization
- Recommended Routine Adult Vaccines
- Hepatitis A & B vaccine
- Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine
- Influenza vaccine
- Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Td/Tdap)
- Varicella and Zoster vaccine
- COVID-19 vaccine
- Other Adult Vaccines
- Cholera vaccine
- Dengue vaccine
- Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
- Japanese encephalitis virus vaccine
- Meningococcal vaccine
- Typhoid vaccine
1 CME Point Available
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This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for medical practitioners enrolled in The Medical Council of
Hong Kong’s Continuing Medical Education Programme for Practising Doctors who are not taking CME for
Specialists.
- This module is accredited for both Hong Kong Doctors Union (HKDU) members and non-members.
- This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for fellows of The Hong Kong College of Pathologists, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, and Hong Kong College of Physicians.
- Please note that this module will not earn CME credit for fellows of colleges not listed here.
- A certificate can be downloaded upon successful completion of the quiz. Please use the information on the certificate to claim your CME points.
Keywords: vaccine, hpv, covid 19 vaccine, covid vaccine, hpv vaccine, mrna, hep b
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