ROUTINE WELL CHILD VISITS/ VACCINATIONS (SHOTS) 1-2 weeks: Metabolic screening. 1 month: Hepatitis B Vaccine 2 months: Tetanus/Diphteria/Pertussis, Prevnar, Polio, Haemophilus Influenza B, Rotavirus 4 months: Tetanus/Diphteria/Pertussis, Prevnar, Polio, Haemophilus Influenza B, Rotavirus 6 months: Tetanus/Diphteria/Pertussis, Prevnar, Polio, Haemophilus Influenza B, Rotavirus, Hepatitis B 9 months: Hearing Screening, Lead Screening, Hemoglobin/Hematocrit, Tuberculosis screening 1 year: Varicella (Chickenpox), Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR Hepatitis A vaccine 15 months: Tetanus/Diphteria/Pertussis, Haemophilus Influenza B 18 months: Hearing screening, Lead Screening 2 Years: Hepatitis A vaccine 3 Years: Hearing screening 4 Years: Varicella (Chickenpox) booster. Well check up with growth and developmental evaluation. 5 Years: Tetanus/Diphteria/Pertussis, Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR), Polio, Hearing Screening Vision screening. After age 5 years, well visits are annually or whenever needed for sports, school or camps physical. After age 9-11 years other suggested vaccines are HPV (Gardasil) and Meningitis as well as a Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis vaccine booster at age 10-11 years. Children will also receive periodic screening for anemia, cholesterol, diabetes based on the child’s need and family history and when deemed necessary. Combo Vaccine Preparations: Most of the vaccines listed above are combined, consequently the number of shots your baby will receive are less then the number of vaccines listed above. These are some of the most common vaccine combinations we use: Pentacel: This is a combination of Tetanus, Diphteria, Pertussis, Prevnar, Polio, Haemophilus Influenza B Pediarix: This is a combination of Tetanus, Diphteria, Pertussis, Prevnar, Polio, Hepatitis B Vaccine DTaP: This is a combination of Tetanus, Diphteria, Pertussis MMR: This is a combination of Measles, Mumps, Rubella DON'T FORGET INFLUENZA VACCINE (FLU SHOT) RECOMMENDED YEARLY FOR ALL PATIENTS OLDER THAN 6 MONTH OLD. INTRANASAL INFLUENZA VACCINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS OLDER THEN 2 YEARS |