Baby Immunizations First Year

Flu shots can be given to your child each year starting at age 6 months.

Baby immunizations first year.

All babies should get the first shot of hepatitis b vaccine within first 12 hours after birth. 3 doses of hepatitis b vaccine. 4 doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine pcv13 some children might need fewer or more than the usual number of doses of some vaccines to be fully protected because of their age at vaccination or other circumstances. For infants 2 000 grams administer 3 additional doses of vaccine total of 4 doses beginning at age 1 month.

3 or 4 doses of hib vaccine. Then between one and two months your baby should receive a second dose of the hepatitis b vaccine. At 1 to 2 months your baby should receive vaccines to protect them from the following diseases. At birth your baby should receive the hepatitis b vaccine 3.

This shot acts as a safety net reducing the risk of getting the disease from you or family members who may not know they are infected with hepatitis b. Hepatitis b hepb 2 nd dose diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough pertussis dtap 1 st dose haemophilus influenzae type b disease hib 1 st dose. About 15 000 people died each year in the u s. Administer hepb vaccine and hepatitis b immune globulin hbig in separate limbs within 12 hours of birth regardless of birth weight.

4 doses of polio vaccine. Two doses of hepa vaccine are needed for lasting protection. Tetanus the t in dtap vaccine. Hib vaccine protects against haemophilus influenzae type b hib a bacteria that causes an infection in the brain and spinal cord that can damage a baby s brain and hearing.

First ever dose for any child under age 8 is two doses given 4 weeks apart flu season can run from september through. Test for hbsag and anti hbs at age 9 12 months. The first dose of hepa vaccine should be given between 12 months and 23 months of age. Two doses given at least four weeks apart are recommended for children age 6 months through 8 years of age who are getting an influenza flu vaccine for the first time and for some other children in this age group.