TRICARE Immunization Coverage

 
Getting immunized is one of the most important actions any person can take to prevent illness and maintain good health. TRICARE covers immunizations and vaccines from birth through adulthood in accordance with the age and frequency guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

• All beneficiaries: TRICARE retail network pharmacies offer seasonal flu, H1N1 flu and pneumonia vaccines at no cost. Other vaccines must be administered by a TRICARE-authorized provider to be fully covered by TRICARE’s clinical preventive health care services cost-share waiver.
   
• School-age children: All required immunizations.
   
• Well-child care: Routine immunizations in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics® guidelines.

TRICARE covers age-appropriate doses of vaccines that have been adopted by the CDC, as published in its recommendations. Updated vaccine recommendations and immunization schedules are available on the CDC Web site. For more information and a list of the immunizations TRICARE covers, visit TRICARE Web site.