Immunizations for Babies: A Guide for Parents
These are the vaccinations your baby needs!
Check with your clinic to make sure your baby is getting immunized on time. Also make sure you ask your clinic to give you a record card with all the dates of your baby's shots and be sure to bring it to visit.
Hep-B: protects against hepatitis B, a serious liver disease
DTaP: protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whopping cough)
Hib: protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b
Polio: inactivated (injected) vaccine (IPV) protects against polio
PCV7: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects against serious pneumococcal infections
MMR: protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles)
Chickenpox: varicella zoster vaccine protects agianst chickenpox
- This is the age range in which this vaccine should be given
- As of January 1, 2000, inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), not oral polio vaccine, is recommended for routine vaccination.
- Depening on the brand of Hib vaccine used for the 1st and 2nd doses, a dose at 6 months of age may not be needed.
- DTAP may be given as early as 12 months if 6 months have elapsed since the previous dose and if the child might not return by 18 months of age.
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