hildren need immunizations to protect against diseases. Before children reach 2 years old, they will
need the immunization shots to protect against: hepatitus B, polio, measles, mumps, rubella
(German measles), pertussis (whooping cough), diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), a type of spinal meningitis,
and chicken pox. Visiting your pediatrician regularly for check ups will ensure that your child will get
the shots they need to keep healthy.
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Immunization Schedule:
| Birth to 2 Months |
| * 1rst Hepatitus B vaccine |
| 2 Months |
* 2nd Hepatitus B vaccine
(may be given between 2 and 4 months)
* 1rst Rotavirus vaccine |
* 1rst DTaP (diphtheria-tetanus-accelularpertussis)
or DTP
* 1rst Polio (by injection)
* 1rst Hib |
| 4 Months |
* 2nd Rotavirus Vaccine
* 2nd DTaP or DTP |
* 2nd Polio (by injection)
* 2nd Hib |
| 6 Months |
* 3rd Hepatitus B vaccine
(may be given between 6 and 18 months)
* 3rd Rotavirus vaccine
* 3rd DTaP or DTP |
* 3rd Hib (if required)
* 3rd Polio (by oral vaccine)
(may be given between 6and 18 months) |
| 12 Months |
* Hib booster (may be given between 12 or 15 months)
* Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine
(may be given any time after 12 months)
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* Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine - MMR
(usually given as one combined shot, may be
given at 12 or 15 months) |
| 15 Months |
| * 4th DTaP or DTP (may be given between 15 and 18 months) |
| 4-6 Years |
* 5th DTaP or DTP
* 4th Polio (by oral vaccine) |
* 2nd MMR (or may be given at 11-12 years of age) |
| 11-12 Years |
* Tetanus and diphtheria booster
(Repeat every 10 years throughout life)
* Hepatitus B vaccine series to children not
previously vaccinated |
* Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine to children
not previously vaccinated, who have not had
chicken pox |
| Schedule based on Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, as approved by the
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and
the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) |
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