Vaccines
Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases and save lives.
We, the doctors and nurse practitioners at Westside Pediatrics, support immunization as a safe and effective way to control and eradicate infectious diseases.
Please discuss any concerns with your health care provider.
Below is our recommended immunization schedule:
| Visit |
Vaccine |
Other Tests / Vaccines |
| Newborn |
None |
Note: some hospital give the 1st hepatitis B before discharge |
| 1 month |
None |
|
| 2 month |
Pediarix®1 / Prevnar®1 / Hib1 |
|
| 3 month |
Rotateq®1 (oral vaccine) |
|
| 4 month |
Pediarix2 / Prevnar2 / Hib2 / Rotateq2 |
|
| 6 month |
Pediarix3 / Prevnar3 / Hib3 / Rotateq3 |
*Influenza (from 6 months of age - seasonally) |
| 9 month |
None |
|
| 12 month |
MMR1 / Varicella1 (chickenpox) |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / Lead Level |
| 15 month |
DTaP4 / Prevnar4 / Hib4 |
|
| 18 month |
Hepatitis A1 |
|
| 2 year |
Hepatitis A2 |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / Lead Level |
| 2 ½ year |
None |
|
| 3 year |
None |
|
| 4 year |
Kinrix® / MMR2 / Varicella2 (chickenpox) |
Vision, hearing, urinalysis |
| 5 year |
None |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) |
| 11 year |
Menactra® (meningococcal) |
|
| Adolescent |
Tdap / and for female patients: HPV (series of 3) |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) / Cholesterol |
Approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics: http://aap.org/healthtopics/immunizations.cfm.
Travel Vaccines: If you are traveling outside the United States, your child may need additional vaccines before the trip. Specific information about which immunizations are required by travelers to each country worldwide is available directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Please visit the CDC website for more information: Traveler's Health from the CDC. Most vaccines should be given at least 1 month before travel so be sure to schedule.
| Vaccine* |
Description |
Recommended Immunization Age |
| DTaP |
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough) |
2, 4, 6, 12-18 mths, 4-6 years |
| Hepatitis B |
Protects against hepatitis B, which causes liver disease |
1-4 months, 6 mths |
| Polio |
Protects against Polio (IPV) |
2, 4, 6 mths, 4-6 years |
| Prevnar® |
Protects against pneumococcal bacteria which can cause life-threatening meningitis and blood infections |
2, 4, 6, 12-15 months |
| Hib |
Protects against Haemophilus influenzae type B, a major cause of spinal meningitis |
2, 4, 6, 12-15 months |
| Rotateq® |
Oral vaccine that protects against rotavirus |
3, 4 and 6 months |
| Pediarix® |
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B and polio |
2, 4 and 6 months |
| Kinrix® |
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough) and polio |
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| MMR |
Protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles) |
12-15 months, 4-6 years |
| Varicella |
Protects against chicken pox |
12 months and 4 years |
| Adacel® (Tdap) |
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis |
11 - 14 years |
| Influenza (Flu) |
Protects against the Flu, **yearly vaccine required. |
Yearly from 6 months, in the fall |
| Hepatitis A |
Protects against hepatitis A, which can cause liver disease |
18 and 24 months |
| Td |
Protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), booster every 10 years |
11 - 14 years |
| Menactra® |
Protects against meningococcal disease, a serious bacterial infection that can cause meningitis |
11 - 14 years |
| Gardasil® |
Works by preventing the most common types of HPV (Human Papillomavirus) that cause cervical cancer and genital warts. It is given as a 3-dose vaccine. |
11 - 14 years |
**Children age 6 months to 8 years should receive 2 doses of influenza vaccine the first time they receive this vaccine, separated by at least 4 weeks.
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