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    Immunizations For Babies: A Guide For Parents These Are The Vaccinations Your Baby Needs!

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    This document provides guidance on vaccinations for babies from birth through 12-23 months. It lists the recommended vaccines at specific ages, including HepB, DTaP, PCV13, Hib, polio, RV, influenza, MMR, HepA, and chickenpox. It notes that some vaccines may be combined to reduce injections and emphasizes the importance of keeping an up-to-date vaccination record. The document also lists diseases the vaccines protect against.

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    This document provides guidance on vaccinations for babies from birth through 12-23 months. It lists the recommended vaccines at specific ages, including HepB, DTaP, PCV13, Hib, polio, RV, influenza, MMR, HepA, and chickenpox. It notes that some vaccines may be combined to reduce injections and emphasizes the importance of keeping an up-to-date vaccination record. The document also lists diseases the vaccines protect against.

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    Immunizations for Babies

    A Guide for Parents


    These are the vaccinations your baby needs!

    At birth HepB

    2 months HepB + DTaP + PCV13 + Hib + Polio + RV


    1–2 mos 1

    4 months HepB2 + DTaP + PCV13 + Hib + Polio + RV

    6 months HepB + DTaP + PCV13 + Hib3 + Polio + RV4 + Influenza5


    6–18 mos 1 6–18 mos 1

    12 months MMR + DTaP + PCV13 + Hib + Chickenpox + HepA6 + Influenza5


    and older 12–15 mos 1 15–18 mos 1 12–15 mos 1 12–15 mos 1 12–15 mos 1 12–23 mos 1

    Check with your doctor or nurse to make sure your baby is receiving all vaccinations on schedule. Many
    times vaccines are combined to reduce the number of injections. Be sure you ask for a record card with the
    dates of your baby’s vaccinations; bring this with you to every visit.

    Here’s a list of the diseases your baby will be protected against:


    HepB: hepatitis B, a serious liver disease Polio: polio, a serious paralyzing disease
    DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis RV: rotavirus infection, a serious diarrheal disease
    (whooping cough) Influenza: a serious lung infection
    PCV13: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects MMR: measles, mumps, and rubella
    against a serious blood, lung, and brain infection
    HepA: hepatitis A, a serious liver disease
    Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b, a serious brain,
    throat, and blood infection Chickenpox: also called varicella

    Notes to above chart:
    1. This is the age range in which this vaccine should be given.
    2. Your baby may not need a dose of Hep B vaccine at age 4 months, depending on the vaccine used. Check with your doctor or nurse.
    3. Your baby may not need a dose of Hib vaccine at age 6 months, depending on the vaccine used. Check with your doctor or nurse.
    4. Your baby may not need a dose of RV vaccine at age 6 months, depending on the vaccine used. Check with your doctor or nurse.
    5. All children age 6 months and older should be vaccinated against influenza in the fall or winter of each year.
    6. Your child will need 2 doses of HepA vaccine, given at least 6 months apart.

    Technical content reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Saint Paul, Minnesota • 651- 647- 9009 • www.immunize.org • www.vaccineinformation.org


    www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4010.pdf • Item #P4010 (5/16)

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