Immunizations have been one of the single greatest advances in preventative medicine and an essential part of well-child care. Our practice follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
This is our standard Pearland Pediatrics Vaccination Schedule. To read our Vaccine Policy Statement, or to read the Vaccine Information Statementsthat tell you more about each inpidual vaccine, click on the respective links.
BIRTH
- Hepatitis B [given in hospital]
1 MONTH
- Hepatitis B
2 MONTHS
- DTaP
- IPV
- HIB
- Pneumococcal
- Rotateq
4 MONTHS
- DTaP
- IPV
- HIB
- Pneumococcal
- Rotateq
6 MONTHS
- Hepatitis B
- DTaP
- HIB
- Pneumococcal
- Rotateq
9 MONTHS
- IPV
12 MONTHS
- MMR
- Varicella
- Hepatitis A
15 MONTHS
- Pneumococcal
- HIB
- DTaP
18 MONTHS
- Hepatitis A
4 YEARS
- DTaP
- IPV
- MMR
- Varicella
11-12 YEARS
- Meningitis
- Tdap
- HPV series
16YEARS
- Meningitis
YEARLY
Flu Vaccines [over 6 months; vaccinations begin in August]
For information about these vaccines, the diseases they protect against, immunization schedules, vaccine safety and other important information please visit the AAP’s immunization page.
Other great sites to learn more about vaccines are:
- www.vaccine.org
- Children's Hospital of Philidelphia Vaccine Education Center
- www.vaccineinformation.org
- www.vaccinateyourbaby.org (Every Child by Two)
- www.cispimmunize.org or www.aap.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- www.cdc.gov/vaccines/default.htm (Centers for Disease Control)
- www.immunize.org (Immunization Action Coalition) and
- www.immunize.org/catg.d/p4012.pdf (Immunization Action Coalition)