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Immunizations
Pediatric Immunizations per Pediatric Nursing Made Incredibly Easy
Term | Definition |
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Hepatitis B vaccine | Given IM route Dose #1-- Birth or before hospital discharge Dose #2-- 1 to 4 months Dose #3--6 to 18 months |
Hepatitis B vaccine for older children | Given IM route Dose #1--as soon as possible Dose #2--one month after Dose #1 Dose #3--6 months after Dose #1 |
Hepatitis B vaccine for neonate | Check results of mothers Hepatitis B antigen If status is positive or unknown Give Hepatitis B Dose #1 within 12 hours of birth plus Hepatitis Bimmune globulin within 12 hours of birth at two different sites. |
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine | Dose is 0.5mL IM route Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--6 months Dose #4--15 to 18 months Dose #5--4 to 6 years |
Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria toxoids and acellular pertussis) | Booster 11 to 12 years |
Hepatitis A vaccine for children 1-18 years old | Dose is 0.5 mL IM route Dose #1--12 to 15 months Dose #2--6 months after Dose #1 |
Hepatitis A vaccine 19 years and older | Dose is 1 mL IM route Dose is given 6 months apart |
Hib vaccine (H. influenzae Type B) | Given 0.5 mL IM route in three or four doses |
Hib vaccine PedvaxHIB | Given 0.5 mL IM route in three doses Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--12 to 15 months |
Hib vaccine OmniHIB ActHIB | Given 0.5 mL IM route in four doses Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--6 months Dose #4--12 to 15 months |
HPV vaccine (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine) | Available 9 years of age and older Given 0.5mL IM route in three doses 0 months 2 months 6 months |
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine cannot be given to | Pregnant women People on immunosuppressive therapy (i.e.organ transplant) People who suffer immunodeficiency diseases (i.e. HIV, AIDS) |
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine | Given 0.5 mL SubQ in two doses Dose #1--12 to 15 months Dose #2--4 to 6 years |
Meningococcal vaccine | Given IM route Dose #1--11 to 12 years Dose #2--16 years |
Meningococal vaccine (alternate schedule) | Given IM route Dose #1--13 to 15 years Dose #2--16 to 18 years |
IPV (polio) vaccine | Given in three doses Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--6 to 18 months |
Pneumococcal vaccine 13 | Given 0.5 mL IM route four doses Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--6 months Dose #4--12 to 15 months |
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine contains live virus. | Do not give to: Pregnant women People on immunosuppressive therapy People who suffer from immunodeficiency diseases |
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine | Given 0.5 mL SubQ in two doses Dose #1--12 to 18 months Dose #2--4 to 6 years |
Rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq | Given in three doses. Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Dose #3--6 months |
Rotavirus vaccine Rotarix | Given in two doses. Dose #1--2 months Dose #2--4 months Maximum age for Dose #1 is 14 weeks and 6 days Maximum age for Dose #2 is 8 months. |
Birth | Hepatitis B Dose #1 |
1 to 4 months | Hepatitis B Dose #2 |
2 months | DTaP Dose #1 Hib Dose #1 IPV Dose #1 PCV Dose #1 Rotavirus Dose #1 |
4 months | DTaP Dose #2 Hib Dose #2 IPV Dose #2 PCV Dose #2 Rotavirus Dose #2 |
6 months | DTaP Dose #3 Hib Dose #3 PCV Dose #3 |
6 to 18 months | Hepatitis B Dose #3 IPV Dose #3 |
12 to 18 months | Varicella Dose #1 |
15 to 18 months | DTaP Dose #4 Hepatitis A Dose #2 (6 months after first dose) |
12 to 15 months | Hepatitis Dose #1 Hib Dose #4 MMR Dose #1 PCV Dose #4 |
4 to 6 years | DTaP Dose #5 IPV Dose #4 MMR Dose #2 Varicella Dose #2 |
11 to 12 years | HPV Dose #1 MCV Dose #1 Tdap booster HPV Dose #2 to be given 2 months after Dose #1 HPV Dose #3 to be given 6 months after Dose #1 MCV #2 if first dose is between 13 to 15 years of age |