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When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?

This document outlines the recommended vaccination schedule for children and teens in the United States. It shows which vaccines children should receive at various ages from birth through 18 years old. The schedule includes vaccines for diseases like hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, pneumococcal, rotavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, HPV, meningococcal, influenza and more. Footnotes provide additional details on some vaccines. The goal is to protect children and teens from serious diseases through routine immunization.

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When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?

This document outlines the recommended vaccination schedule for children and teens in the United States. It shows which vaccines children should receive at various ages from birth through 18 years old. The schedule includes vaccines for diseases like hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, pneumococcal, rotavirus, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, HPV, meningococcal, influenza and more. Footnotes provide additional details on some vaccines. The goal is to protect children and teens from serious diseases through routine immunization.

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When Do Children and Teens Need Vaccinations?

Age
at Birth

(before hospital
discharge)

HepB
Hepatitis B

DTaP/Tdap

Hib

Diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis
(whooping cough)

Haemophilus
influenzae type b

IPV
Polio

PCV13

MMR

RV

Pneumococcal
conjugate

Rotavirus

4 months

(618 mos)

(618 mos)

12 months

(1215 mos)

15 months

Varicella

HepA

Chickenpox

Hepatitis A

HPV
Human
papillomavirus

MenACWY

MenB

Influenza
Flu

Meningococcal

2 months

6 months

Measles,
mumps, rubella

(1215 mos)

(1215 mos)

(1215 mos)

(1518 mos)

(One dose each fall or


winter to all people ages
6 mos and older. Some
children younger than
age 9 years need 2 doses;
ask your childs healthcare provider if your child
needs more than 1 dose.)

(2 doses
given 6 mos
apart at age
1223 mos)

18 months
1923 months
46 years

710 years
1112 years

(Tdap)

1315 years

1618 years

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/p4050.pdf Item #P4050 (9/16)

3,4

footnotes
1 Your child may not need this dose depending on the brand of vaccine that your healthcare provider uses.
2 This dose of DTaP may be given as early as age 12 months if it has been 6 months since the previous dose.
3 This vaccine is recommended for children with certain health conditions and can be given to children
without these health conditions after a discussion with a healthcare provider.
4 Your teen may need an additional dose depending on your healthcare providers recommendation.

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