Vaccine Schedule

the following is the typical vaccine schedule at Pediatric Affiliates, click on the links below to learn more about the different vaccines.  (To view the information sheets below you should have Adobe Acrobat Reader®, click here to download this program if you do not have it). *  

• DTaP = diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)
• FLU (flu shot, flu mist nasal spray) = influenza
• Hep A = Hepatitis A
• Hep B = Hepatitis B
• HIB = Haemophilus Influenzae B
• IPV = inactivated polio
• Meningococcal = teen meningitis**
• MMR = measles, mumps, rubella
• PCV = pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
• Polio = Poliomyelitis
• Td = tetanus, diphtheria
• Tdap = tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis**
• VAR = varicella

** - new additions

News stories in recent years have created controversy about the safety of vaccines, including questions about risks from thimerosal and links to autism.  We continue to feel that vaccines are an enormous benefit to children and to the public health.  Click here to read recent information on these issues from the Institute of Medicine.

Other vaccines that may be recommended in certain situations are shown below.  To find recommended vaccines for foreign travelers, see the CDC Travelers' Health Page.

• Pneumococcal polysaccharide - recommended for people with chronic health conditions including: heart disease, sickle cell disesae, lung disease, diabetes, cirrhosis, leukemia, lymphoma, kidney failure, nephrotic syndrome, HIV, long term steroid use, organ transplant spleen injury or splenectomy.
• Typhoid - recommended for travel to certain countries
• Yellow fever - recommended for travel to certain countries
• Rabies - recommended for travel to certain countries, for people with high risk of exposure to rabid animals and for people who have been potentially exposed to rabies
• Anthrax - recommended for certain military personnel and laboratory workers exposed to this infection

* - Note: there are different acceptable variations in the vaccine schedule.  Not all children will receive vaccines on the exact schedule shown above.