Vaccination

Recommendation Schedule of Vaccinations for All Children
Vaccine	Birth	2 Months	4 Months	6 Months	12 Months	15 Months	4-6 Years (before school entry)
DTP	-	DTP	DTP	DTP	-	DTP*	DTP
Polio	-	Polio	Polio	-	-	Polio*	Polio
MMR	-	-	-	-	-	MMR +	MMR $
HIB Option 1 # Option 2 #	-	HIB HIB	HIB HIB	HIB HIB	HIB	HIB	HIB
Vaccine	Birth	1-2 Months	4 Months	-	6-8 Months	-	-
HBV Option 1 Option 2	HBV	HBV @ HBV @	HBV @	-	-	HBV @ HBV @	-

DTP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis vaccine
Polio: Live Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) drops or Inacticated Polio Vaccine (IPV) shots
MMR: Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine
HIB: Haemophilus b Conjugate vaccine
HBV: Hepatitis B vaccine

* Many experts recommend these vaccines at 18 months.
+ In some areas this dose of MMR vaccine may be given at 12 months.
$ Many experts recommend this dose of MMR vaccine be given at entry to middle school or junior high school.
# HIB vaccine is given in wither a 4-dose schedules (1) or a 3- dose schedule (2), dependeing on the type of used.
@ Hepatitis B vaccine can be given simultaneously with DTP, Polio, MMR, and HIB at the same visit.

Information for this chart was provided by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, composed of health care professionals, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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