Immunizations for Babies: A Guide for Parents
Check with your pediatrician or nurse to make sure your baby is getting immunized on time. Also make sure to ask your doctor or nurse to give you a record card with all of the dates of your baby’s shots. Bring the card to every visit.
These are the vaccinations your baby will need:
| At Birth | HeP-B 0-2 Months |
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| 1-2 Months | HeP-B 1-4 Months |
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| 2 Months | DTaP | Hib | Polio | PCV7 | |
| 4 Months | DTaP | Hib | Polio | PCV7 | |
| 6 Months | DTaP | Hib2 | Polio 6-18 Months |
PCV7 | HeP-B 6-18 Months |
| 12 Months | MMR 12-15 Months |
Hib 12-15 Months |
Chicken Pox 12-18 Months |
PCV7 12-15 Months |
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| 15 Months | DTaP 12-18 Months |
Immunization Glossary:
HeP-B: protects against hepatitis N, a serious liver disease
DTaP: protects against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), and pertussis (whooping cough)
Hib: protects against Haemophilus influenza B
Polio: inactivated injected vaccine protects against polio
PCV7: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine protects against serious pneumococcal infections
MMR: protects against measles, mumps and rubella (German Measles)
Chicken pox: varicella zoster vaccine protects against chicken pox