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Schedule

AGE	IMMUNIZATION
BIRTH	HEP B #1
2 MONTHS	DTaP/IPV/Hep B #1 HIB #1 Pneumococcal #1 Rotavirus #1
4 MONTHS	DTaP/IPV/Hep B #2 HIB #2 Pneumococcal #2 Rotavirus #2
6 MONTHS	DTaP/IPV/Hep B #3 Pneumococcal #3 Rotavirus #3 HIB #3 (only if Act HIB given at 1st and/or 2nd dose)
12 MONTHS	MMR/V #1 Pneumococcal #4 Hepatitis A #1
15 MONTHS	DTaP #4 HIB #3(Act HIB#4)
18 MONTHS	Hepatitis A #2
4 YEARS	MMR/V #2
5 YEARS	DTaP #5 IPV #4 PPD
>11 Years YEARS (female)	HPV
11-12 YEARS (or before entering high school or college)	Meningococcal
> 11 Years	TdaP
6 MONTHS to 5 YEARS and high-risk children	Flu

The above immunization schedule is a guideline and based on the most current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention/Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Your physician may recommend changes to the schedule based on individual circumstances or need of your child.
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Definitions

• DTaP/IPV/Hep B: Diptheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hep B (3 shot series) -- Pediarix


• DTaP: Diphtheria/Tetanus/Acell. Pertussis (booster) -- Infanrix


• Flu⁴: Influenza Vaccine -- Fluzone


• HEP A: Hepatitis A Virus (2 shot series) -- Havrix


• HEP B: Hepatitis B Virus (3 shot series) -- Engerix


• HIB¹: Hemophilus Influenzae Type B (3 shot series) -- Pedvax, (Act HIB 4 shot series)


• HPV²: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine
  (3 shot series) -- Gardasil


• IPV: Inactivated Polio Vaccine -- IPOL


• Meningococcal: Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine -- Menactra


• MMR: Measles/Mumps/Rubella


• MMR/V: Measles/Mumps/Rubella/ +Varicella (2 shot series) -- Proquad


• Pneumococcal: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (4 shot series) -- Prevnar


• PPD: Skin test for Tuberculosis (May be indicated more frequently for high risk people)


• Rotavirus³: Rotavirus Vaccine (3 oral dose series) -- RotaTeq


• TdaP: Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diptheria Toxoid and Pertussis -- Boostrix


• V: Varicella (Chicken Pox) Vaccine

¹ Pedvax administered for HIB at 2, 4, and 18 months of age for a total of 3 doses. ActHib administered at 2, 4, 6 and 18 months of age for a total of 4 doses.

² Females age 11 and older have the option of receiving Gardasil (HPV vaccine) which is given in a three shot series. Second dose is two months after first dose. Third dose is six months after first dose (four months after second dose).

³ RotaTeq given in three doses at 2, 4, 6 month visits. All doses administered between 6-32 weeks of age. First dose must be given between 6-12 weeks of age. No catch up doses. Third dose not recommended after 32 weeks of age.

⁴ Flu vaccine recommended for children 6 months – 5 years old and children at high risk for influenza and its complications. Children ages 6 months – under 9 years old receiving flu vaccine for the first time should receive 2 doses, given at least one month apart.
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CDC Web Links

Childhood and Adolescent Immunizations Schedule (Printable version)

Vaccination Information Statements Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the CDC that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Federal law requires that VISs be handed out whenever (before each dose) certain vaccinations are given.

Vaccine Safety Answers questions regarding common concerns on vaccine safety and discusses continued monitoring and research on vaccine safety.
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