Information about immunizations
It is our strong recommendation that your children receive all necessary vaccines in a timely manner, and we do not support delaying or splitting up vaccinations. We would be happy to discuss any questions at your child’s well visit.
Recommended or required vaccines
- Immunization schedule
- Required immunizations by school district
Immunization Schedule
| Birth |
HepB |
| 2 Month |
DTaP, IPV, Hep B/HIB, Prevnar, Rotateq |
| 4 Month |
DTaP, IPV, HIB, Prevnar, Rotateq |
| 6 Month |
DTaP, Hep B/HIB, Prevnar, Rotateq |
| 9 Month* |
HCT |
| 12 Month |
Hep A, MMR, Varivax |
| 15 Month |
DTaP/HIB, IPV, Prevnar |
| 18 Month* |
Hep A, Check up only |
| 2 – 3 Year |
Check up only |
| 4 Year |
DTaP,IPV,MMR,Varivax |
| 5 Year |
Check up, vision/hearing |
| 6 – 10 Years |
Annual check up |
| 11 Year |
Tdap, Menactra, Gardasil |
| 12-13 Year |
Annual check up |
| 14 – 15 Years |
HCT, Cholesterol |
* NP = Nurse Practitioner visit
DTaP = Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis acellular (whooping cough)
IPV = Inj. Polio Virus (killed vaccine)
Hep A = Hepatitis A vaccine
Hep B = Hepatitis B vaccine
HIB = Hemophilus lnfluenzae B (Meningitis)
HCT = Blood count (Anemia)
MMR = Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Prevnar = Strep Pneumococcus vaccine
Varivax = Chicken Pox vaccine
Menactra = Meningitis Vaccine
Rotateq= Rota Virus vaccine
Questions and concerns about vaccines
As your pediatricians, we feel it our responsibility to inform and educate you as to why we recommend immunizations and assure you that we thoroughly weigh the benefits against the potential side effects based on scientific evidence and clinical trials before we recommend them to you. Learn more.