Vaccine

Disease prevented

Number of vaccines and age for giving them

Hepatitis (HepB)

Hepatitis B, an infection that can cause chronic, severe liver disease

1st: Birth

2nd: 1 to 2 months

3rd: 6 to 18 months

Rotavirus (RV)

Rotavirus infection, which causes severe diarrhea in infants and children up to 2 years old

1st: 2 months

2nd: 4 months

3rd: 6 months

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP)

Diphtheria, a disease that causes inflammation of the throat and airways, which can block breathing

Tetanus (lockjaw), a disease that causes severe, painful spasms of neck, jaw, and other muscles; can cause death

Pertussis (whooping cough), a disease that causes prolonged loud coughing and gasping; can interfere with breathing and can cause death

1st: 2 months

2nd: 4 months

3rd: 6 months

4th: 15 to 18 months

5th: 4 to 6 years

Note: Your child also needs an extra dose (called the Tdap) at 11–12 years old.The Td booster should then be received every 10 years throughout life.

Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib)

Haemophilus influenzae Type b (Hib), a severe bacterial infection that causes pneumonia (lung infection), meningitis (inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord), and other serious infections

1st: 2 months

2nd: 4 months

3rd: 6 months (This dose depends on the vaccine used)

4th: 12 to 15 months

Inactivated Poliovirus (IPV)

Polio, an infection that can paralyze the muscles

1st: 2 months

2nd: 4 months

3rd: 6 to 18 months

4th: 4 to 6 years

Note: Infants, children, and adults traveling to countries where polio is still active, and staying for more than 4 weeks, should get age-appropriate polio vaccines or a polio booster within 12 months before travel.

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

Measles, a disease that ca ear infections and pneumonia

Mumps, a disease that affects the glands in the neck and may affect the testes

Rubella (German measles), a disease that can cause birth defects in women exposed while pregnant

1st: 12 to 15 months

2nd: 4 to 6 years

Varicella

Chickenpox, a disease that causes itchy rash, with fever and fatigue; can lead to scarring, pneumonia, encephalitis (brain inflammation), and other serious infections

1st: 12 to 15 months

2nd: 4 to 6 years

Meningococcal

Bacterial meningitis, inflammation of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. It can result in death

Once at 11 to12 years, with a booster at 16.

Pneumococcal (PCV)

Pneumococcal disease, can cause ear infections, pneumonia, meningitis, or bacteremia.

1st: 2 months

2nd: 4 months

3rd: 6 months

4th: 12 to15 months

Influenza

Flu, different strains of which appear each year; the flu can be serious, especially for very young children. It can result in pneumonia and hospitalizations.

Yearly beginning at age 6 months.

2 doses are given for children who have never had flu vaccines 

Hepatitis A (HepA)

Hepatitis A, an infection that can cause sudden liver inflammation

1st: 12 to 23 months

2nd: 6 to 18 months after the first dose

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Certain types of genital HPV infection, a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which can cause genital warts and/or cervical, vaginal, or vulvar cancers in women

For girls:

1st: 11 to 12 years

2nd: 2 months after 1st

3rd: 4 months after 2nd

For boys:

1st: 18 years

2nd and 3rd same as for girls