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IMMUNIZATION BRANCH

When to get babyā€™s immunizationsā€‹

Your child needs shots at birth, 2, 4, 6, 12, 15 and 18 months of age.  Immunizations are one of the greatest achievements of medicine. They have been so successful, many parents have never seen most of the illnesses and complications that vaccines prevent. But these diseases still exist. Vaccines have helped protect us against newer infections like COVID-19 too. Your child needs immunizations to be protected from preventable diseases. Immunize your child for a lifetime of health.

ā€‹Age ā€‹Your Child Should Get These Vaccines
ā€‹Birth

ā€‹ā€‹Hepatitis B 

RSV (If prenatal vaccine was not received)ā€‹ā€‹

ā€‹2 Months

DTaP ā€“ Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis (Whooping Cough)

Polio ā€“ Inactivated polio virus vaccine 

PCV ā€“ Pneumococcal vaccine 

Hib ā€“ Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib Meningitis) 

RV ā€“ Rotavirus 

Hepatitis B 

RSV (If not already given)

ā€‹4 Months

DTaP ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹

Hepatitis Bā€‹  ā€“ If 1st dose given at 2 months instead of birth

Polio 

PCV 

Hib 

RV  

RSV (If not already given)ā€‹

ā€‹6 Months

DTaP 

Polio 

PCV 

Hib 

RV 
Hepatitis B 

COVID-19

Flu  every fall

RSV (If not already given)

ā€‹7-11 Months

Flu every fall

ā€‹RSV (If not already given for all infants under 8 months of age.

Also, recommended for infants ages 8 -19 months at high-risk.) ā€‹

ā€‹12 Months

Hepatitis A 

MMR ā€“ Measles, Mumps, and Rubella 

PCV 

Hib 

Varicella (Chickenpox) 

COVID-19

Flu every fall

RSV (For infants ages 8 -19 months at high-risk, if not already given)

ā€‹15 Months

DTaP  ā€“ Can be given as early as 12 months.

COVID-19

Flu every fall

RSV (For infants ages 8 -19 months at high-risk, if not already given)

ā€‹18 Months

ā€‹Hepatitis A 

COVID-19

Flu every fall

RSV (For infants ages 8 -19 months at high-risk, if not already given)

ā€‹Before Kindergarten

ā€‹Poā€‹ā€‹ā€‹lio 

DTā€‹ā€‹aP 

MMā€‹ā€‹R ā€“ Measles, Mumps, and Rubella

PCV ā€“ā€‹ā€‹ Pneumococcal vaccine 

Varā€‹ā€‹icella (Chickenpox)

COVID-19

Flu every fallā€‹

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