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The schedule on the next page is for healthy children without existing medical conditions. If your child has a medical condition that puts him/ her at higher risk, talk with your doctor about when to immunize.
If your child misses a vaccination, you don't need to start over – just go back to your child's doctor for the next shot.
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HPV for girls and boys
Both girls and boys should receive HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine starting at age 11 or 12. HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer in girls and testicular and other cancers in boys. It is part of an “adolescent platform” of vaccines that the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics recommend. Other vaccines in the trio are TdaP, to protect against tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis, and MCV4, to guard against meningitis.
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“COCOONING”
first 6 months
Babies in the first 6 months of life, despite being vaccinated, are at risk of contracting pertussis (whooping cough). The Academy of Pediatrics is a proponent of “cocooning.” This means that everyone around the baby – parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, and caregivers – is immunized. Immunized kids and adults are less likely to spread pertussis to the baby, especially important in the early months when babies are not yet fully protected.
VACCINES
HepB
BIRTH < 1ST DOSE >
1 MO.
2 MOS.
4 MOS.
<------ 2ND DOSE ------ >
6 MOS.
9 MOS.
12 MOS.
15 MOS.
18 MOS.
19-23 MOS.
2-3 YRS.
4-6 YRS.
7-10 YRS.
11-12 YRS.
13-15 YRS.
16-18 YRS.
<------------------------------------ 3RD DOSE ------------------------------------ >
RV
< 1ST DOSE > < 2ND DOSE > < 3RD DOSE >
DTaP
< 1ST DOSE > < 2ND DOSE > < 3RD DOSE >
<------ 4TH DOSE ------ >
< 5TH DOSE >
Tdap
(Tdap)
Hib
< 1ST DOSE > < 2ND DOSE > < 3RD DOSE >
<--- 3RD OR 4TH DOSE --- >
PCV13
< 1ST DOSE > < 2ND DOSE > < 3RD DOSE >
<------ 4TH DOSE ------ >
IPV
< 1ST DOSE > < 2ND DOSE >
<------------------------------------ 3RD DOSE ------------------------------------ >
Influenza
Annual vaccination (IIV only)
< 4TH DOSE >
Annual vaccination (IIV or LAIV)
MMR
<------ 1ST DOSE ------ >
< 2ND DOSE >
Varicella1
<------ 1ST DOSE ------ >
< 2ND DOSE >
HepA
<------ 2 DOSE SERIES ------ >
HPV4
< 3 DOSE > SERIES
MCV4
< 1ST DOSE >
HepB Hepatitis B Vaccination
PCV Pneumococcal Vaccination
RV Rotavirus Vaccination
Influenza Flu Vaccination
DTaP Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Vaccination Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine prevents meningitis
MMR Measles, Mumps, & Rubella Vaccination HPV Varicella Human Chickenpox papillomavirus Vaccination Vaccination HepA Hepatitis A Vaccination
MCV4 meningococcal conjugate vaccine
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