Vaccines for Children

Vaccinations protect children before they come in contact with diseases. Many vaccinations are required for your child to attend school, too.

They’re an important part of your appointment when you come in for a Well Child Visit.

Wondering which vaccinations your child needs? The CDC offers two ways to keep track:

• Take the vaccine quiz: Answer a few quick questions to get a list of vaccines your child may need.
• Check the schedule: The CDC also offers a list of recommended immunizations for every age.

Your primary care provider and care team can answer your questions about specific vaccines or vaccines in general. You can also review information about some of the common vaccines here:

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
• DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis)
• Flu-inactivated
• Flu-live
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
• HPV (Human papillomavirus)
• Meningitis ACWY
• Meningitis B (Meningococcal B)
• MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella)
• MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, and Varicella)
• Polio
• Td (tetanus, diphtheria)
• TDAP (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis)

We know many people would like to know more about specific vaccines and vaccines in general.

Whether you have questions about how a vaccine was made, how to pay for it, or anything in between, your care team will get you an answer. You can also look at the information on VaccinateYourFamily.org, whose mission is to protect people of all ages from vaccine-preventable diseases.