Recommended Immunization Schedule.
Age Range 0-12 years of age.
- These vaccines are intended to protect infants and children early in life when they are most vulnerable and before they are exposed to potentially life-threatening diseases.
Age Vaccine Prevention
Birth Hepatitis B First dosage is given within 24 hours of birth. Helps protect against chronic liver infections, failure, and cancer.
1 to 2 months Hepatitis B Second dose should be given 1 to 2 months after the first dose.
2 month DTaP Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine. Prevents swelling of the heart muscle and failure, coma, paralysis, or death.
Hib Haemophilus influenza type B. Prevents meningitis, an infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord, intellectual disability, epiglottitis, a life-threatening infection that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems, pneumonia, which is an infection in the lungs, or death.
IPV Inactivated poliovirus vaccine. Prevents Paralysis and death.
PCV Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Protects against pneumococcus. Prevents bacteremia, a blood infection, meningitis, and death.
RV Rotavirus vaccine. Prevents severe diarrhea and dehydration.
4 months DTaP *Second dose needed.
Hib *Second dose needed.
IPV *Second dose needed.
PCV *Second dose needed.
RV * Second dose needed.
6 months DTaP * Third dose needed.
Hib * Dose series vary depending on the vaccine’s brand. If ActHIB, Hiberix, or Pentacel is given, 4-dose series at 2, 4, 6, and 12–15 months are needed. If PedvaxHIB is given, 3-dose series at 2, 4, and 12–15 months are needed.
PCV * Third dose needed.
RV *A third dose may be needed, depending on the brand of vaccine used in previous RV immunizations. If Rotarix is given, 2- dose series at 2 and 4 months are needed. If RotaTeq is given, 3-dose series at 2, 4, and 6 months are needed.
Influenza At this point, the flu vaccine is recommended every year for children 6 months and older.
6-18 months HepB * Third dose needed.
IPV * Third dose needed.
12-15 months Hib * Either 3rd or 4th dose, depending on the vaccine brand. ActHIB, Hiberix, or Pentacel 4-dose series or PedvaxHIB 3- dose series.
MMR Measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles) vaccine. Prevents encephalitis, brain swelling, pneumonia, infection in the lungs, death, meningitis, inflammation of testicles or ovaries,deafness, in pregnant women the vaccine can prevent miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, and birth defects.
PCV * Fourth dose required.
Varicella Protects against protects against chickenpox. Prevents Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis, and pneumonia.
12-23 months HepA Hepatitis A vaccine, it is given as two shots at least 6 months apart. Prevents liver failure, arthralgia, joint pain, kidney, pancreatic, and blood disorders.
15-18 months DTaP * Fourth dose required.
4-6 years DTaP * Fifth dose required.
MMR * Second dose required. IPV * Fourth dose required.
Varicella * Second dose required.
11-12 years HPV Human papillomavirus vaccine, given in two shots over a 6- to 12-month period. It can be given as early as age 9. For teens and young adults ages 15–26, it is given in three shots over 6 months. It’s recommended for both girls and boys to prevent genital warts and some types of cancer.
TDaP Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis booster. Also recommended during each pregnancy a woman has.
Meningococcal Protects against a rare but serious bacterial infection and prevents meningitis, an inflammation f the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. A booster dose is recommended at age 16.
Here is a link to an actual Immunisation Schedule.
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/hcp/imz/child-adolescent.html#f2
