As part of good preventative health care, your child should be seen for routine well-visits. Immunizations are an important part of these well visits.
Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines reduce the risk of infection by working with the body’s natural defense to help it safely develop immunity to disease. We encourage you to read Dr. Franklin-Banton’s published article on immunizations: Parents, Immunize your Children
Our recommended well-visit and vaccination schedule is shown below:
48 hours after hospital discharge |
Physical Examination |
Bilirubin/Jaundice check |
Hepatitis B #1 |
1 Month |
Physical Examination |
Exams |
2 Months |
  – DTP #1 |
  – HIB #1 |
  – Polio #1 |
Hepatitis B #2 |
Rotavirus #1 (optional) |
Pneumococal #1 (optional) |
Physical Examination |
4 Months |
  – DTP #2 |
  – HIB #2 |
  – Polio #2 |
Rotavirus #2 (optional) |
Pneumococal #2 (optional) |
Physical Examination |
6 Months |
  – DTaP #3 |
  – HIB #3 |
  – Polio #3 |
Pneumococal #3 (optional) |
Hepatitis B #3 |
Physical Examination |
9 months |
Catch–up on missed Vaccinations |
Physical Examination |
1 year |
MMR #1 |
Chickenpox #1 |
Physical Examination |
15 months |
HIB #4 |
Pneumococal #4 (optional) |
Physical Examination |
18 months |
DTP #4 |
Polio #4
MMR #2 |
Physical Examination |
2 years |
Exams |
Catch–up on missed Vaccinations |
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2 years 6 months |
Exams |
Catch–up on missed Vaccinations |
3 years |
Catch–up on missed vaccinations |
Yearly physical examination |
4 – 6years |
Chickenpox #2 |
Yearly physical examination |
7-11 years |
Yearly physical examination |
12 years |
Tdap |
HPV (optional) |
Yearly physical examination |
12-18 years |
Yearly physical examination |
Catch up Tdap |
HPV (series of 3) (optional) |