Vaccine Schedule
The pediatricians in the ESD Pediatric Group have a schedule of recommended vaccines that they follow for all their patients.
Any Family seeking to delay vaccines or follow an alternate schedule should discuss this directly with the physician.
| Age | Vaccine(s) |
|---|---|
| 1 month | HBV #2 (assuming #1 was given in hospital) |
| 2 months | DTaP#1, IPV#1, Hib#1, Prevnar#1, Rotateq#1 |
| 4 months | DTaP#2, IPV#2, Hib#2, Prevnar#2, Rotateq#2 |
| 6 months | DTaP#3, Hib#3, Prevnar#3, Rotateq#3 |
| 9 months | HBV#3 (also Hemoglobin check) |
| 12 months | Prevnar#4, Varicella#1, HAV #1 |
| 15 months | MMR#1, Hib#4 |
| 18 months | DTaP#4, IPV#3, HAV #2 |
| 4-5 years | MMR#2, DTaP#5, IPV#4, Varicella#2 |
| 11 years | Tdap (Tetanus Booster) |
| 11+ years | MENACTRA, Guardasil (Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine) for females only |
For information on individual vaccines from the CDC, go to the Centers for Disease Control website or click on the vaccine name above.
To view the AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) recommendations for immunizations and descriptions of the vaccines, click here.
Key
- HBV Hepatitis B Vaccine
- DTaP Daptacel, Diptheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis vaccine
- IPV Inactivated Polio Vaccine
- Hib Haemophilus influenza type B vaccine
- Prevnar Conjugate Pneumococcal vaccine (7-valent)
- Varicella Chicken Pox vaccine
- MMR Measles, Mumps, & Rubella vaccine
- Tdap Adacel, Tetanus booster with acellular Pertussis
- MENACTRA Conjugated Meningococcal vaccine (Meningococcal meningitis)
- HAV Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Rotateq Oral Rotavirus Vaccine
Click http://www.aap.org/family/parents/immunize.htm to see the most current vaccine recommendations from the AAP and the CDC.
Created: December 8, 2008; Revised: February 22, 2009