The following is a guideline of what immunizations will be given at each well child visit.
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Birth
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Hep B #1
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| 1 Month | Hep B#2
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2 Months |
Pentacel (DTap, HiB, IPV), Prevnar
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4 Months |
Pentacel (DTap, HiB, IPV), Prevnar |
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6 Months |
Pentacel (DTap, HiB, IPV), Prevnar |
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9 Months |
Hep B#3
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12 Months |
Prevnar |
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15 Months |
Dtap / MMR #1, Varivax #1
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18 Months-2 years
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Hep A#1 |
3Years - 4 Years
| Varivax #2, Hep A#2
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4 Years |
Dtap / IPV / MMR |
| 11 Years | Adacel, Menactra, Guardasil (offered to girls) |
Check with your doctor or nurse to make sure your baby is receiving all vaccinations on schedule. Many times the vaccines are combined to reduce the number of injections. Be sure you ask for a record card with the dates of your baby's vaccinations; bring this with you to every visit.
Here's a list of the diseases your baby will be protected against:
HepB: hepatitis B, a serious liver disease
DtaP: diptheria, tetnus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough)
PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects against a serious blood, lung, and brain infection
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious brain, throat, and blood infection
Polio: polio, a serious paralyzing disease
Rv: rotavirus infection, a serious diarrheal disease
Influenza: a serious lung infection
MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella
HepA: hepatitis A, a serious liver disease
Chickenpox: also called varicella
Flu: All children between the ages of 6 and 59 months should receive vaccination for influenza in the fall of each year. First-time vaccines should receive 2 doses, separated by at least 4 weeks.
Children between the ages of 11 to 19 also need to be vaccinated against serious diseases. Many people think they are done with their vaccinations by that age but there are millions of people between the ages of 11 and 19 who need vaccinations to prevent whooping cough, tetanus, diptheria, hepatits B, hepatits A, chickenpox, measles, mumps, ruebella, polio, influenza, meningococcal disease, pneumococcal disease, and human papillomavirus infection.
Hepatitis B (Hep B) You need a series of doses of hepatitis B vaccine if you have not already received them
Measles, Mumps, Rubella(MMR) Check with your healthcare provider to make sure you've had two doses of MMR
Tetanus, diphtheria,pertussis (whooping cough)(Tdap,Td) You need a booster dose of Tdap at age 11-12 years. If you’re older and already had a Td booster, you should get a Tdap shot to get the extra protection against pertussis. After that you will need a Td booster dose every ten years.
Polio If you haven’t completed your series of polio vaccine doses and you are not yet 18, you should complete them now.
Varicella (Var) (chickenpox shot) If you have not been previously vaccinated and have not had chickenpox, you should get vaccinated against this disease. The vaccine is given as a 2-dose series. Any teenager who was vaccinated as a child with only 1 dose should get a second dose now.
Hepatitis A(Hep A) Anyone can get infected with hepatitis A. That is why many teens want to be protected by this vaccine. Some teens, however, have an even greater chance of getting the disease. These risk factors include travel outside the United States, being a male who has sex with other males, using illegal drugs, having a clotting factor disorder, or chronic liver disease. Talk to your healthcare provider about this 2-dose series of shots.
Human Papillomavirus(HPV) All adolescent girls should get a series of 3 HPV shots, preferably at age 11-12 years, to prevent cervical cancer and genital warts. If you've missed these shots and are 26 years old or younger, you should get vaccinated.
Pneumococcal disease(pneumococcal shot)Do you have a chronic health problem? Talk to your healthcare provider about whether you should receive a pneumococcal shot.
Meningococcal disease All 11 - 12 year-olds, teens about to enter high school (or at about age 15), and college freshmen who will be or are living in dormitories, and those with certain special medical conditions. Ask your healthcare provider.
