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Screenings and vaccines guidelines recommend at 50–54 (male at birth)
These are the screenings and vaccines national guidelines recommend for someone 50–54 (male at birth). This is general information, not personalized medical advice — talk with your clinician about what is right for you.
4 recommendations for your age and sex — from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the CDC. Guidelines last reviewed 2026-06-26.
Screenings
Colorectal cancer screening
every 10 years — or a stool test every 1–3 years
USPSTF · Colorectal Cancer: Screening (2021) · Grade A/B
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Screen adults 45–75 (Grade B 45–49, A 50–75); colonoscopy q10y, FIT annually, or stool-DNA q3y.
Read the recommendationVaccines
Flu vaccine
every year
CDC/ACIP · Influenza vaccination, adults (2025)
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Annual influenza vaccination for everyone ≥6 months.
Read the recommendationShingles vaccine (RZV)
a two-dose series, once
CDC/ACIP · Recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV/Shingrix) (2025)
Tetanus booster (Td/Tdap)
every 10 years
CDC/ACIP · Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Td/Tdap) (2025)
CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
Td/Tdap booster every 10 years (Tdap once if not received).
Read the recommendationKnowing is half of it.
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