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 |
| Â Â – DTP #1 |
| Â Â – HIB #1 |
| Â Â – Polio #1 |
| Hepatitis B #2 |
| Rotavirus #1 (optional) |
| Pneumococal #1 (optional) |
| Physical Examination |
| 4 Months |
| Â Â – DTP #2 |
| Â Â – HIB #2 |
| Â Â – Polio #2 |
| Rotavirus #2 (optional) |
| Pneumococal #2 (optional) |
| Physical Examination |
| 6 Months |
| Â Â – DTaP #3 |
| Â Â – HIB #3 |
| Â Â – 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) |
