Age | Vaccine | Dose | Notes |
Birth | Hepatitis B (HepB) | 1 of 3 or 1 of 4 | Depending on which type of HepB vaccine they get, some infants need 4 doses in total, while others need 3. |
2 months | Hepatitis B (HepB) | 2 of 3 or 2 of 4 | This dose can be given from 1 through 2 months old. |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | 1 of 5 | |
H. influenzae type b (Hib) | 1 of 3 or 1 of 4 | |
Polio (IPV) | 1 of 4 or 1 of 5 | Depending on which type of IPV vaccine they get, some children need 5 doses in total, while others need 4. |
Pneumococcal (PCV) | 1 of 4 | |
Rotavirus | 1 of 2 or 3 | |
4 months | Hepatitis B (HepB) | 3 of 4 (if using a combination vaccine) | |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | 2 of 5 | |
H. influenzae type b (Hib) | 2 of 3 or 2 of 4 | |
Polio (IPV) | 2 of 4 or 2 of 5 | |
Pneumococcal (PCV) | 2 of 4 | |
Rotavirus | 2 of 2 or 2 of 3 | This dose is not needed with 1 type of vaccine. |
6 months | Hepatitis B (HepB) | 3 of 3 or 4 of 4 | This can be given from 6 through 18 months old. |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | 3 of 5 | |
H. influenzae type b (Hib) | 3 of 4 (if needed) | This dose is not needed with 1 type of vaccine. |
Polio (IPV) | 3 of 4 or 3 of 5 | This can be given from 6 through 18 months old. |
Pneumococcal (PCV) | 3 of 4 | |
Influenza (flu) | Every year | Children get 1 dose each year up to age 18. Children younger than 9 who are getting the flu vaccine for the first time need 2 doses. These doses are given at least 4 weeks apart. |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | 2 or 3 doses | This can be given any time beginning at age 6 months. |
Rotavirus | 3 of 3 (if needed) | |
12 months | H. influenzae type b (Hib) | 3 of 3 or 4 of 4 | This can be given from 12 through 15 months old. |
Pneumococcal (PCV) | 4 of 4 | This can be given from 12 through 15 months old. |
Chickenpox (varicella) | 1 of 2 | This can be given from 12 through 15 months old. |
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | 1 of 2 | This can be given from 12 through 15 months old. It might be given earlier to children who travel outside the US. |
Hepatitis A (HepA) | 1 of 2 | This can be given from 12 through 24 months old. It might be given earlier to children who travel outside the US. |
15 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | 4 of 5 | This can be given from 15 through 18 months old. It can also be given earlier starting at 12 months old, but it needs to be at least 6 months after the third dose. |
18 months | Hepatitis A (HepA) | 2 of 2 | This needs to be at least 6 months after the first dose. |
2 years and older | Hepatitis A (HepA) | 2 doses | This is given to some children who did not get the hepatitis A vaccine when younger. |
Pneumococcal (PPSV) | 1 dose | This is given to children who have certain medical conditions. |
4 years | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTaP) | 5 of 5 | This can be given from ages 4 through 6 years. But DTaP should not be given to children age 7 or older. |
Polio (IPV) | 4 of 4 or 5 of 5 | This can be given from ages 4 through 6 years. |
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | 2 of 2 | This can be given from ages 4 through 6 years. It can also be given earlier, but it needs to be at least 4 weeks after the first dose. |
Chickenpox (varicella) | 2 of 2 | This can be given from ages 4 through 6 years. It can also be given earlier, but it needs to be at least 3 months after the first dose. |