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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- Childhood immunization Schedule United States
- About vaccines given in United States and diseases they protect against
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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 Name | Protection against disease | Vaccine Brands | Usual Site |
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Some children may need extra vaccines. Speak to your doctor about your child’s specific needs.
Vaccines in the Child Immunization Schedule
Combination vaccines
Use combination vaccines instead of separate injections when appropriate
Vaccine | Vaccination against | Abbreviation | Trade Name(s) |
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DTaP, hepatitis B, and inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| DTaP-HepB-IPV | Pediarix® |
DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine |
| DTaP-IPV/Hib | Pentacel® |
DTaP and inactivated poliovirus vaccine |
| DTaP-IPV | Kinrix® Quadracel® |
DTaP, inactivated poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B vaccine |
| DTaP-IPV-Hib- HepB | Vaxelis® |
Measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella vaccine |
| MMRV | ProQuad® |
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
Adjuvant | An adjuvant is a substance that is added to a vaccine to increase the body’s immune response to the vaccine |
Conjugate vaccine | A conjugate vaccine combines a weak (polysaccharide or sugar) antigen to a strong antigen (carrier protein (preferably)) as a carrier. |
Immunization | The 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 vaccine | An inactivated vaccine (or killed vaccine) consists of virus particles which have been grown and then killed. |
Live attenuated vaccine | A vaccine created by modifying an infectious agent while still keeping it alive so that it becomes harmless or less virulent. |
Vaccination | Adminstration of a killed or weakened organism into the body so that the body produces immunity against that organism. |