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Vaccinations for Infants and Children, Age 0

–

10 Years

Getting your child vaccinated on time will help protect him or her against 15 vaccine-

preventable diseases. Ask your child’s healthcare provider if your child is up to date with

all recommended vaccines.

Vaccine

Is your child up to date?

Your child needs 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine. The rst dose is given at 12

–

15 months and the

second at 4

–

6 years.

Your child needs 5 doses of DTaP vaccine. The rst dose is given at 2 months, the second at

4 months, the third at 6 months, the fourth at 15

–

18 months, and the fth at 4

–

6 years.

Your child needs 3

–

4 doses of Hib vaccine, depending on the brand of vaccine. The rst dose

is given at 2 months, the second at 4 months, the third at 6 months (if needed), and the last at

–

15 months.

Your child needs 2 doses of hepatitis A vaccine. The rst dose is given at age 1 year and the second

–

12 months later.

Your child needs 3

–

4 doses of hepatitis B vaccine, depending on the brand of vaccine. The rst dose

is given at birth, the second at 1

–

2 months, the third at 4 months (if needed), and the last at

–

18 months.

Everyone age 6 months and older needs inuenza vaccination every fall or winter and for the rest

of their lives. Some children younger than age 9 years need 2 doses. Ask your child’s healthcare

provider if your child needs more than 1 dose.

Your child needs 2 doses of MMR vaccine. The rst dose is given at 12

–

15 months and the second

at 4

–

6 years.

Infants and children age 0–10 years with certain health conditions (such as a non-functioning spleen)

need one or both meningococcal vaccines. Talk with your healthcare provider to nd out if your child

needs meningococcal vaccination.

Your child needs 4 doses of Prevnar (PCV). The rst dose is given at 2 months, the second at 4

months, the third at 6 months, and the fourth at 12

–

15 months. Some children also need a dose

of Pneumovax (PPSV). Ask your child’s healthcare provider if your child needs this extra protection

against pneumococcal disease.

Your child needs 4 doses of polio vaccine (IPV). The rst dose is given at 2 months, the second at

4 months, the third at 6

–

18 months, and the fourth at 4

–

6 years.

Your child needs 2

–

3 doses of rotavirus vaccine (RV), depending on the brand of vaccine. The

rst dose is given at 2 months, the second at 4 months, and the third (if needed) at 6 months.

Chickenpox

(varicella; Var)

Diphtheria,

tetanus, and

whooping cough

(pertussis; DTaP)

Haemophilus

inuenzae

type b (Hib)

Hepatitis A

(HepA)

Hepatitis B

(HepB)

Inuenza

(Flu)

Measles, mumps,

rubella (MMR)

Meningococcal

(MenACWY

[MCV4], MenB)

Polio

(IPV)

Rotavirus

(RV)

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Pneumococcal

(Prevnar [con-

jugate vaccine,

PCV], Pneumovax

[polysaccharide

vaccine, PPSV])

Will your child be traveling outside the United States? Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s

(CDC) website at wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/list for travel information, or consult a travel clinic.

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