Schedule:
The need for childhood vaccinations does not end when kids start school, or even after they graduate from high school. It is important to your child’s health to keep their immunizations up to date, even as they get older. Below are some links to current Center for Disease Control (CDC) immunization schedules for children aged 7-18.
Immunization schedule for 0-18 year olds
List of vaccines needed for adults
These charts are for informational purposes only. Please consult your child’s Pediatrician with any questions or concerns you have regarding immunization schedules.
Why Vaccinate My Child?
Vaccinations are the most effective tool your child’s Pediatrician has to prevent many debilitating and deadly diseases. Proper vaccination also helps to protect other children that your child may come in contact with that are not fully vaccinated, or who cannot be vaccinated for health or other reasons.
Are They Safe?
Vaccines are among the most thoroughly tested and safest medical products on the market. It can take over ten years of testing and trials before a vaccine is licensed, approved and available. After approval, manufacturers continue to test their products to ensure that all doses of the vaccine are as safe as possible. The vaccine manufacturers are constantly testing their product and they must submit their results and samples of vaccine to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), before they are allowed to release that lot of vaccine onto the market. Additionally, a safety system is set up to report any and all adverse symptoms one feels could be linked to a vaccine. This central program, Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS), collects and compiles information about possible side effects. Together, these safety systems work to keep vaccines and children as safe as possible.
Vaccine Resources:
www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/schedules/teen-schedule.htm
