Immunization Schedule | Pediatric Associates of Hampden County (PAHC)

Our practice follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. For descriptions of these vaccines and the diseases they protect against, please visit www.immunizationinfo.org , www.vaccinesafety.edu, or www.immunize.org.

For detailed informational sheets published by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) please visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis.

Ages (birth - college entry)

  2 mos 4 mos 6 mos 9 mos 12 mos 15 mos 18 mos 24 mos  College Entry
Hep B

birth and 
2 mos

 x x            
Rotateq x x x            
Prevnar x x x     x      
*DTaP x x x     x      
*Hib x x x     x      
*IPV x x x     x      
MMR         x        
Varivax         x        
Hep A         x   x    
 MenB                  x

 

*DTaP/IPV/Hep B is given as a combinatoin immunizatoin (Pediatrix) at the 2, 4 and 6 month visits. 

**Flu vaccine is recommended yearly starting at 6 months of age.

Ages (4 - 18 years)


 4 yrs 5 yrs  9 yrs 11 yrs 16 yrs
MMR x        
Varivax x        
DTap x        
IPV x        
Tdap       x  
Gardasil (HPV)      x
 
Meningococcal       x x

 

Notes:
The MMR/Varivax (MMRV) is a combination vaccine given at 4 years of age.
The DTaP/IPV (Kinrix) is a combination vaccine given at 4 or 5 years of age.
Gardasil is a 2 dose series if started before 15 years old and 3 doses if started at 15 or old.
**Flu vaccine is recommended yearly starting at 6 months of age.