RESOURCES
As parents, we know how important it is to have as much information as possible when determining how to react to our children’s conditions. Please use the resources below as you make informed decisions about your child’s health.
VACCINATION SCHEDULE
- 2 months – Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, IPV), Prevnar, Hep B, rotavirus
- 4 months – Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, IPV), Prevnar, Hep B (if not received at birth), rotavirus
- 6 months – Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, IPV), Prevnar, Hep B, rotavirus
- 12 months – Proquad (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella), prevnar, Hep A
- 15 months – Pentacel (DTaP, Hib, IPV)
- 18 months – Hep A
- 4 years – Proquad (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella), IPV, DTaP
- 11 years – TDaP, Menquadfi (MCV strains A, C, W, Y)
- 11 years + – HPV (2 or 3 shot series)
- 16 years – Menquadfi (MCV strains A, C, W, Y), Trumemba (MCV strain B, 2 shot series)
VACCINE KEY
- DTaP : Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis for children under the age of 7
- FLU Mist
- FLU Shot
- Hep B : Hepatitis B
- HiB : Haemophilus influenza type b
- HPV/Gardasil : vaccine to prevent HPV (Human papilloma virus.) HPV is a cause of cervical cancer/ genital warts.
- IPV : Polio
- Meningococcal : Meningitis
- MMR : measles, mumps, rubella.
- MMRV: measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox)
- PCV13 or Prevnar 13: pneumococcal conjugate
- Pentacel is a combination of DTaP, IPV, Hib given at 2,4, and 6 months and an option at the 15 month visit
- Tdap : Tetanus, Diptheria, and Pertussis for children 11 years and older and required for all children entering the 7th grade in the state of Mississippi
- Rotavirus : rotaviral vaccine (RotaTeq)
- Varicella : chickenpox
Provided via cdc.gov
