Hypertension and diabetes

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A healthy 66-year-old Hispanic woman presents to the office for a routine exam. She has a family history of breast cancer in her grandmother and hypertension and diabetes in her father. She takes no prescription medications and does not drink or smoke. Her review of systems and physical examination are unremarkable. She is postmenopausal (LMP was when she was 58yo). Her BMI is 28 kg/m2. She takes 600 IU of vitamin D3 and 1000 mg of calcium carbonate daily. She has received two COVID vaccines and two boosters. She has had all of her childhood vaccinations, but does not recall receiving any vaccines for at least two decades. Which immunizations does she need? Why?

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