birth |
One of our doctors will see your child at the hospital.
Hepatitis B vaccine is routinely given before going home. |
1 week |
This visits occurs between 4 to 7 days of age and is an important opportunity to check on the baby's transition to life at home. No vaccines are given.
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3 week |
At this visit, we check to be sure that feeding is going well and the baby is gaining weight. No vaccines are given. |
2 months |
The focus of this and all the visits that follow, is to carefully review your child's development and growth. Your child will get three shots and one oral vaccine.
- One vaccine protects against Diphtheria, Tetanus (Lock Jaw which is acquired from exposure to bacteria that live in the soil), Pertussis (Whooping Cough which is still common in the US and is severe in infants), Polio (a virus that is uncommon in the US but still prevalent in some parts of the world), and Hepatitis B (a virus associated with chronic liver disease and liver cancer).
- One protects against Haemophilus Influenza B (a bacteria, unrelated to the flu virus, that causes meningitis and other severe infections in young children).
- One protects against Pneumococcus (the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in young children) .
- One, the oral vaccine, protects against Rotavirus (a virus which causes vomiting and dehydration and is more severe in young children).
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4 months |
Your child receives "booster shots" for the same vaccines that were given at 2 months.
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio and Hepatitis B
- Haemophilus Influenza B
- Pneumococcus
- And oral Rotavirus vaccine
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6 months |
Your child receives "booster shots" for the same vaccines that were given at 2 and 4 months.
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio and Hepatitis B
- Haemophilus Influenza B
- Pneumococcus
- And oral Rotavirus vaccine
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9 months |
As always, we carefully check growth and development. No vaccines are given. |
12 months |
We routinely check the blood for anemia and lead. Three shots are due:
- The last boosters for Haemophilus influenza B and Pneumococcus.
- TThe first vaccine for Hepatitis A (a food and water-borne virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea and liver inflammation).
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15 months |
Two shots are due:
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella
- Varicella (Chicken Pox)
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18 months |
This is the last of your child’s “baby shots”. Two booster shots are due:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
- Hepatitis A
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2 to 4 years |
Annual visit to check growth and development. No vaccines are given unless earlier vaccines were not completed. |
5 years |
This is a very important visit to help be sure that your child is ready to start school. Three booster shots are due:
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella
- Varicella
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6 to 10 years |
Annual visit to check growth and development. No vaccines are given unless earlier vaccines were not completed. |
11 years |
Two shots are due for all children:
- A booster for Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis.
- Neisseria vaccine (to prevent the most common cause of bacterial meningitis in older kids and young adults).
- Girls will also be recommended to get Human Papillomavirus vaccine (to prevent most cases of cervical cancer). Two boosters are given over the following 6 months.
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12 to 18 years |
Annual visit to check growth and development. No vaccines are given unless earlier vaccines were not completed. |
