Immunization Schedule
Typical Recommended Vaccine Schedule
Age | Immunization |
Birth – 1 month | Hep B |
2 months | Hep B/DTap/IPV/HIB/Prevnar/Rotateq |
4 months | Hep B/DTap/IPV/HIB/Prevnar/Rotateq |
6 months | Hep B/DTap/IPV/HIB/Prevnar/Rotateq |
9 months | None |
12 months | MMR/Varivax/Hep A |
15 months | Dtap/HIB/Prevnar |
18-24 months | Hep A |
36 months | None |
4-5 years | DTaP/MMR/Varivax/IPV |
10-12 years | TdaP/Menactra/Gardisil |
Flu Shots-seasonally each year starting at age 6 months
Flu Mist-seasonally each year starting at age 2 years
Explanations:
Hep A & B | help protect against serious liver diseases |
Pentacel | DTaP, HIB, IPV Combo Vaccine |
DTaP (Diptheria/Pertussis/Tetanus vaccines) | protect against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) and pertussis (whooping cough) |
TdaP (Adolescent Diptheria/Pertussis/Tetanus Vaccine) | protect against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) and pertussis (whooping cough) |
HIB (Hemophilus Influenza B vaccine) | protects against Haemophilus influenza type b (a cause of spinal meningitis) |
IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine) | protects against a crippling viral disease that can cause paralysis |
MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella Vaccine) | protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German Measles) |
Prevnar 13 (Preumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) | protects against bacterial meningitis and infections of the blood |
Rotateq (Rotavirus vaccine (oral) ) | protects against a common cause of diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children |
Varicella (Chicken Pox Vaccine) | protects against chickenpox |
Menactra (Meningococcal vaccine) | to help protect against a disease that affect the blood, brain, and spinal cord |
HPV (Human Papillomavirus vaccine) | protects against viral infections in teens and adults that cause cancers of the mouth and throat, cervix, and genitals |
Influenza | flu vaccine helps protect against the flu |