Immunizations are a set of vaccinations given to protect against serious childhood diseases.

The Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians have approved a series of vaccinations for all children to protect them against the following diseases:

Childhood Vaccines

• Your Baby's First Vaccines
  English [PDF, 104KB] Spanish [PDF, 384KB] 
   
• Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (DTaP) Vaccine - protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough)
  English [PDF, 58.2KB] Spanish [PDF, 306KB] 
   
• Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) Vaccine - protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b (which causes spinal meningitis)
  English [PDF, 64KB] Spanish [PDF, 276KB] 
   
• Hepatitis A Vaccine - protects against hepatitis A
  English [PDF, 89.3KB] Spanish [PDF, 196KB] 
   
• Hepatitis B (HBV) Vaccine - protects against hepatitis B
  English [PDF, 165KB] Spanish [PDF, 217KB]  

• Measles, Mumps, & Rubella (MMR) Vaccine - protects against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
  English [PDF, 62KB] Spanish [PDF, 286KB]
   
• Pneumococcal Conjugate (PCV13) Vaccine  - protects against pneumonia, infection in the blood, and meningitis
  English [PDF, 63.9KB] Spanish [PDF, 267KB]
   
• Polio (IPV) Vaccine  - protects against polio
  English [PDF, 77.2KB] Spanish [PDF, 192KB]
   
• Rotavirus Vaccine - protects against rotavirus
  English [PDF, 166KB] Spanish [PDF, 260KB] 

• Varicella Vaccine - protects against chickenpox
  English [PDF, 58.3KB] Spanish [PDF, 253KB]

Adolescent Vaccines

• Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis (Td or Tdap) Vaccine - protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough)
  English [PDF, 207KB] Spanish [PDF, 353KB] 

• Meningococcal Vaccine - protects against meningitis and infection in the blood
  English [PDF, 75.3KB] Spanish [PDF, 360KB] 

• Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine - protects against cervical cancer and genital warts
  English [PDF, 69.3KB] Spanish [PDF, 279KB]

Immunization Schedules

The following schedules indicate the recommended ages for routine administration of currently licensed vaccines, as of February 1, 2011, for children and adolescents. Any dose not administered at the recommended age should be administered at a subsequent visit, as recommended by your child’s physician.

Childhood (Ages 0 – 6 years)                                                                    
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Adolescent (Ages 7 – 18 years)
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Catch-Up (Ages 4 months – 18 years)
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