| At hospital |
Hepatitis B |
| 2 Months |
Pediarix, Hib, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus #1 |
| 4 Months |
Pediarix, Hib, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus #2 |
| 6 Months |
Pediarix, Hib, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus #3 |
| 9 Months |
No vaccines given |
| 12 Months |
MMR #1 and Varicella #1, Hep A #1 |
| 15 Months |
Prevnar#4, Trihibit, |
| 18 Months |
Hep A #2 if 6 months from first |
| 24 Months |
Hep A #2 if not given at 18 months |
| 4-6 Years |
MMR#2 and Varicella#2, DTaP#5, IPV#4 |
| 11-12 Years |
Tdap, Meningococcus , HPV(Gardasil) |
| Pre-College |
Tdap, Meningococcus , HPV if not previously given |
For more information of the CDC/AAP recommendations for 2009. CLICK HERE.
Vaccine Key: (Click on vaccine for more information in .pdf format)
- Pediarix is a combination of DTaP, IPV, Hep B given at 2,4, and 6 months
- DTaP is Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis for children under 7
- Tdap is Tetanus, Diptheria, and Pertussis for children over 10
- IPV is polio
- Hep A is Hepatitis A (In 2006 recommendation changed to include all healthy infants between 12 and 24 months)
- Hep B is Hepatitis B (Birth dose is optional if low risk)
- HiB is Haemophilus influenza type b
- Pneumococcal is pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar)
- Rotavirus is rotaviral vaccine (RotaTeq)
- Varivax is chickenpox/varicella
- MMR is measles, mumps, rubella
- Trihibit is a combination of the DTaP and Hib given at 15months.
- HPV is a vaccine to prevent HPV (Human papilloma virus.) HPV is a cause of cervical cancer/ genital warts. This vaccine has been approved by the FDA for administering to 11 years and up but has not been recommended by the AAP or ACIP/CDC, yet. Gardasil was approved by the FDA in June 2006.
- Meningococcal is the meningococcal vaccine (Menactra)
For further information see our vaccine page.
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