Immunizations have been one of the single greatest advances in preventative medicine and an essential part of well-child care. Our practice follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
This is our standard Bellaire Pediatrics Vaccination Schedule.
BIRTH
Hepatitis B [given in hospital]
2 MONTHS
Hepatitis B
DTaP
IPV
HIB
Pneumococcal
Rotateq
4 MONTHS
DTaP
IPV
HIB
Pneumococcal
Rotateq
6 MONTHS
Hepatitis B
DTaP
HIB
Pneumococcal
Rotateq
9 MONTHS
IPV
12 MONTHS
MMR
Varicella
Hepatitis A
15 MONTHS
Pneumococcal
HIB
DTaP
18 MONTHS
Hepatitis A
4 YEARS
DTaP
IPV
MMR
Varicella
11-12 YEARS
Meningitis
Tdap
HPV series
MenB series
16 YEARS
Meningitis
YEARLY
Flu Vaccines
[over 6 months; vaccinations begin in August]
For information about these vaccines, the diseases they protect against, immunization schedules, vaccine safety and other important information please visit the AAP’s immunization page.
Other great sites to learn more about vaccines are:
- www.vaccine.org
- Children’s Hospital of Philidelphia Vaccine Education Center
- www.vaccineinformation.org
- www.vaccinateyourbaby.org (Every Child by Two)
- www.cispimmunize.org or www.aap.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm (Centers for Disease Control)
- www.immunize.org (Immunization Action Coalition) and
- www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4012.pdf (Immunization Action Coalition)