2022 Recommended Immunizations for Children from Birth Through 6 Years Old
| Vaccine | Birth | 1 month | 2 months | 4 months | 6 months | 12 months | 15 months | 18 months | 19 to 23 months | 2 to 3 years | 4 to 6 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HepB | HepB | HepB | |||||||||
| RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| DTaP | DTaP | DTaP | DTaP | DTaP | |||||||
| Hib | Hib | Hib | Hib | ||||||||
| PCV13 | PCV13 | PCV13 | PCV13 | ||||||||
| IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||
| MMR | MMR | MMR | |||||||||
| Varicella | Varicella | Varicella | |||||||||
| HepA | HepA | HepA | |||||||||
| Influenza | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly | Influenza, yearly |
Shaded boxes indicate the vaccine can be given during the shown age range.
See back page for more information on vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them.
More Information
For more information, call toll-free 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or visit www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents.
Footnotes
- * 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.
- § Two doses of HepA vaccine are needed for lasting protection. The first dose of HepA vaccine should be given between 12 months and 23 months of age. The second dose should be given 6 months after the first dose. All children and adolescents over 24 months of age who have not been vaccinated should also receive 2 doses of HepA vaccine.
If your child has any medical conditions that put him at risk for infection or is traveling outside the United States, talk to your child’s doctor about additional vaccines that he or she may need.
Notes
If your child misses a shot, you do not need to start over. Just go back to your child’s doctor for the next shot. Talk with your child’s doctor if you have questions about vaccines.
If your family is growing, to protect your new baby against whooping cough, get a Tdap vaccine. The recommended time is the 27th through 36th week of pregnancy. Talk to your doctor for more details.
COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for ages 6 months and older.
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and the Vaccines that Prevent Them
Last updated February 2022. CS322257-A.
* DTaP combines protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis.
** MMR combines protection against measles, mumps, and rubella.
| Disease | Vaccine | Disease spread by | Disease symptoms | Disease complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickenpox | Varicella vaccine protects against chickenpox. | Air, direct contact | Rash, tiredness, headache, fever | Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis brain swelling, pneumonia infection in the lungs, death |
| Diphtheria | DTaP vaccine protects against diphtheria. | Air, direct contact | Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen glands in neck | Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis, death |
| Hib | Hib vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b. | Air, direct contact | May be no symptoms unless bacteria enter the blood | Meningitis infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord, intellectual disability, epiglottitis life-threatening infection that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems, pneumonia infection in the lungs, death |
| Hepatitis A | HepA vaccine protects against hepatitis A. | Direct contact, contaminated food or water | May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice yellowing of skin and eyes, dark urine | Liver failure, arthralgia joint pain, kidney, pancreatic and blood disorders, death |
| Hepatitis B | HepB vaccine protects against hepatitis B. | Contact with blood or body fluids | May be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice yellowing of skin and eyes, joint pain | Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer, death |
| Influenza flu | Flu vaccine protects against influenza. | Air, direct contact | Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, extreme fatigue | Pneumonia infection in the lungs, bronchitis, sinus infections, ear infections, death |
| Measles | MMR vaccine protects against measles. | Air, direct contact | Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye | Encephalitis brain swelling, pneumonia infection in the lungs, death |
| Mumps | MMR vaccine protects against mumps. | Air, direct contact | Swollen salivary glands under the jaw, fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain | Meningitis infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord, encephalitis brain swelling, inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness, death |
| Pertussis | DTaP vaccine protects against pertussis whooping cough. | Air, direct contact | Severe cough, runny nose, apnea a pause in breathing in infants | Pneumonia infection in the lungs, death |
| Polio | IPV vaccine protects against polio. | Air, direct contact, through the mouth | May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache | Paralysis, death |
| Pneumococcal | PCV13 vaccine protects against pneumococcus. | Air, direct contact | May be no symptoms, pneumonia infection in the lungs | Bacteremia blood infection, meningitis infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord, death |
| Rotavirus | RV vaccine protects against rotavirus. | Through the mouth | Diarrhea, fever, vomiting | Severe diarrhea, dehydration, death |
| Rubella | MMR vaccine protects against rubella. | Air, direct contact | Sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes | Very serious in pregnant women can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects |
| Tetanus | DTaP vaccine protects against tetanus. | Exposure through cuts in skin | Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, fever | Broken bones, breathing difficulty, death |