Your Best Shot.

Immunizations keep kids healthy.

Years ago, many children died from common diseases. Today, those diseases are rare. This is because children now get vaccines to keep them from getting sick. It’s important for all children, from babies through teens, to get the right shots at the right time.

Shots for babies (birth–15 months)

• HepB: Hepatitis B (3 doses)

• Hep A: Hepatitis A (2 doses)

• DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (4 doses)

• Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b (3–4 doses)

• IPV: Polio (3 doses)

• PCV: Pneumococcal (4 doses)

• RV: Rotavirus (2–3 doses)

• MMR: Measles, mumps, rubella (1 dose)

• Varicella: Chickenpox (1 dose)

• Influenza (yearly)

Booster shots for young children (4–6 years)

• DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis

• IPV: Polio

• MMR: Measles, mumps, rubella

• Varicella: Chickenpox

• Influenza (yearly)

Shots for pre-teens (11–12 years)

• Tdap: Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis

• HPV: Human papillomavirus (3 doses)

• MCV: Meningococcal

• Influenza (yearly)

• HepA: Hepatitis A (only if at high risk)

Keep track. Keep a record of what shots your child gets and when. Share this list with any new providers you see. Make copies of this list so you can give them to childcare, schools, camps, or sports programs.