Your child needs vaccines as they grow! (Compliant)

Purpose

Guide for parents and caregivers to ensure their child is up-to-date on recommended childhood vaccines.

Recommended Immunizations for Birth Through 6 Years Old, United States, 2025

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Talk to your child's health care provider for more guidance if:
  1. Your child has any medical condition that puts them at higher risk for infection.
  2. Your child is traveling outside the United States. Visit https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel for more information.
  3. Your child misses a vaccine recommended for their age.

Key

¶ = ALL children should be immunized at this age.
# = SOME children should get this dose of vaccine or preventive antibody at this age
Vaccine or Preventive Antibody Birth 1
Month		 2
Months		 4
Months		 6
Months		 7
Months		 8
Months		 12
Months		 15
Months		 18
Months		 19
Months		 20–23
Months		 2-3
Years		 4-6
Years
RSV antibody
¶ Depends on mother’s RSV vaccine status
# Depends on child’s health status
Hepatitis B
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
¶ Dose 3
Rotavirus
¶ Dose 1
¶Dose 2
# Dose 3
DTaP
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
¶ Dose 3
¶ Dose 4
¶ Dose 5
Hib
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
# Dose 3
¶ Dose 4
Pneumococcal
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
¶ Dose 3
¶ Dose 4
Polio
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
¶ Dose 3
¶ Dose 4
COVID-19
¶ At least 1 dose of the current COVID-19 vaccine
Influenza/Flu
¶ Every year. Two doses for some children
MMR
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
Chickenpox
¶ Dose 1
¶ Dose 2
Hepatitis A
¶ 2 doses separated by 6 months
See What diseases do these vaccines protect against?
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Content Source:
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases