Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives. Childhood immunizations are responsible for the control of many infectious diseases that were once common in this country, including polio, measles, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), rubella (German measles), mumps, tetanus, and Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib). While the US currently has near record low cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, the viruses and bacteria that cause them still exist. Vaccines prevent disease in the people who receive them and protect those who come into contact with un-vaccinated individuals.
IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
BIRTH Hep B #1 (sometimes done in hospital)
1 Month Hep B #2
2 Month Pentacel #1 (DTap-IPV-Hib)
Prevnar #1
Rotavirus #1 (oral)
4 Month Pentacel #2
Prevnar #2
Rotavirus #2 (oral)
6 Month Pentacel #3
Prevnar #3
Rotavirus #3
9 Month Hep B #3
12 Month MMR #1
Varicella #1
15 Month Hib# 4
Prevnar #4
18 Month Hib #4
2 year Hep A #1
2 1/2 year Hep A #2
4 Year DTap #5
MMR #2
5 Year IPV #4
Var #2
11 Year TDap booster (Adacel)
15 Year Menactra/ HPV
