Child Immunization Schedule & Vaccination Chart United States

Read to know your child's immunization schedule for United States alongwith age criteria.

This Childhood Immunization Schedule provides list of vaccines to be given in United States as part of United States Immunization Schedule 2024. It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection. Different vaccines are given at different ages to protect your baby. Know your child's immunization schedule and track them by printing the vaccination schedule or Download our child vaccination tracker app. Following vaccination needs to be given to babies as part of their routine childhood vaccinations.

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Baby Immunization Schedule United States and when to have them

Refer below for United States baby vaccinations schedule table (based on NHS recommendations) along with the diseases they protect against and site of adminstration. United States Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age

Vaccine NameProtection against diseaseVaccine BrandsUsual Site
At Birth
Hepatitis B (HepB)
  • Hepatitis B
Engerix-Bยฎ or Recombivax HBยฎthigh
Month 1
Hepatitis B (HepB) - 2nd Dose
  • Hepatitis B
Engerix-Bยฎ or Recombivax HBยฎthigh
Month 2
Rotavirus
  • Rotavirus gastroenteritis
RV1 - Rotarixยฎ RV5 - RotaTeqยฎby-mouth
Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP)
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
Daptacelยฎ Infanrixยฎthigh
Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Hib (PRP-T) - ActHIBยฎ Hib (PRP-T) - Hiberixยฎ Hib (PRP-OMP) - PedvaxHIBยฎthigh
Pneumococcal conjugate
  • Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
PCV13 - Prevnar 13ยฎ PCV15 - VaxneuvanceTMthigh
Inactivated poliovirus (IPV)
  • Polio
IPOLยฎthigh
Month 4
Rotavirus
  • Rotavirus gastroenteritis
RV1 - Rotarixยฎ RV5 - RotaTeqยฎby-mouth
Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) - 2nd Dose
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Daptacelยฎ Infanrixยฎthigh
Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Hib (PRP-T) - ActHIBยฎ Hib (PRP-T) - Hiberixยฎ Hib (PRP-OMP) - PedvaxHIBยฎthigh
Pneumococcal conjugate - 2nd Dose
  • Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
PCV13 - Prevnar 13ยฎ PCV15 - VaxneuvanceTMthigh
Inactivated poliovirus (IPV) โ€“ 2nd Dose
  • Polio
IPOLยฎthigh
Month 6
Hepatitis B (HepB) - 3rd Dose
  • Hepatitis B
Engerix-Bยฎ or Recombivax HBยฎthigh
Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) - 3rd Dose
  • Diphtheria
  • Tetanus
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Daptacelยฎ Infanrixยฎthigh
Pneumococcal conjugate - 3rd Dose
  • Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
PCV13 - Prevnar 13ยฎ PCV15 - VaxneuvanceTMthigh
Inactivated poliovirus (IPV) - 3rd Dose
  • Polio
IPOLยฎthigh
Influenza (IIV4) or Influenza (LAIV4)
  • Influenza
Influenza vaccine (inactivated) - IIV4 - Multiple brands Influenza vaccine (live, attenuated)- LAIV4 FluMistยฎ Quadrivalentboth-nostrils
Month 12
Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)
Hib (PRP-T) - ActHIBยฎ Hib (PRP-T) - Hiberixยฎ Hib (PRP-OMP) - PedvaxHIBยฎupper-arm-thigh
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
  • Rubella
  • Measles
  • Mumps
M-M-R IIยฎ Priorixยฎupper-arm-thigh
Pneumococcal conjugate - 4th Dose
  • Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
PCV13 - Prevnar 13ยฎ PCV15 - VaxneuvanceTMthigh
Varicella
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
Varivaxยฎupper-arm-thigh
Month 15
Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) - 4th Dose
  • Tetanus
  • Diphtheria
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Daptacelยฎ Infanrixยฎupper-arm-thigh
Month 18
Hepatitis A - 2nd Dose
  • Hepatitis A
Havrixยฎ Vaqtaยฎthigh
Year 2
Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV23)
  • Pneumococcal (Streptococcus pneumoniae)
Pneumovax 23ยฎupper-arm-thigh
Year 4
Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis (DTaP) - 5th Dose
  • Tetanus
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
  • Diphtheria
Daptacelยฎ Infanrixยฎupper-arm
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) โ€“ 2nd Dose
  • Measles
  • Rubella
  • Mumps
M-M-R IIยฎ Priorixยฎupper-arm-thigh
Inactivated poliovirus (IPV) โ€“ 4th Dose
  • Polio
IPOLยฎupper-arm-thigh
Varicella - 2nd Dose
  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
Varivaxยฎupper-arm-thigh
Year 9
Dengue
  • Dengue
Dengvaxiaยฎupper-arm
Year 10
Meningococcal B (MenB)
  • Meningococcal group B (MenB)
MenB-4C - Bexseroยฎ MenB-FHbp - Trumenbaยฎupper-arm
Year 11
HPV vaccine
  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) (Cervical Cancer)
upper-arm
Meningococcal serogroup A,C,W,Y
  • Meningococcal
MenACWY-D - Menactraยฎ MenACWY-CRM - Menveoยฎ MenACWY-TT - MenQuadfiยฎupper-arm
Tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis (Tdap)
  • Tetanus
  • Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
  • Diphtheria
Adacelยฎ Boostrixยฎupper-arm
Year 16
Meningococcal serogroup A,C,W,Y - Booster Dose
  • Meningococcal
MenACWY-D - Menactraยฎ MenACWY-CRM - Menveoยฎ MenACWY-TT - MenQuadfiยฎupper-arm

Some children may need extra vaccines. Speak to your doctor about your childโ€™s specific needs.

Vaccines in the Child Immunization Schedule

Combination vaccines

Use combination vaccines instead of separate injections when appropriate

VaccineVaccination againstAbbreviationTrade Name(s)
DTaP, hepatitis B, and inactivated poliovirus vaccine
  • Diphtheria,
  • Tetanus,
  • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Polio
DTaP-HepB-IPVPediarixยฎ
DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
  • Diphtheria,
  • Tetanus,
  • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
  • Polio
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
DTaP-IPV/HibPentacelยฎ
DTaP and inactivated poliovirus vaccine
  • Diphtheria,
  • Tetanus,
  • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
  • Polio
DTaP-IPVKinrixยฎ Quadracelยฎ
DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B vaccine
  • Diphtheria,
  • Tetanus,
  • Pertussis (Whooping cough)
  • Polio
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • Hepatitis B
DTaP-IPV-Hib- HepBVaxelisยฎ
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine
  • Measles,
  • Mumps,
  • Rubella, and
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
MMRVProQuadยฎ

Note: We have prepared this information based on NHS, CDC, UNICEF, NIP, local health department and each country's Pediatric Society. Please consult your doctor before taking any vaccination and for detailed information on the side effects and other relevant information.

Glossary of terms

AdjuvantAn adjuvant is a substance that is added to a vaccine to increase the bodyโ€™s immune response to the vaccine
Conjugate vaccineA conjugate vaccine combines a weak (polysaccharide or sugar) antigen to a strong antigen (carrier protein (preferably)) as a carrier.
ImmunizationThe process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Immunization can also occur naturally as a consequence of natural infection.
Inactivated vaccineAn inactivated vaccine (or killed vaccine) consists of virus particles which have been grown and then killed.
Live attenuated vaccineA vaccine created by modifying an infectious agent while still keeping it alive so that it becomes harmless or less virulent.
VaccinationAdminstration of a killed or weakened organism into the body so that the body produces immunity against that organism.
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