Vaccines & Well Child Checks
Schedule of Well Child Check visits with vaccinations
Please check out these sites for the AAP immunization schedule and for a brief explanation on the Healthy Children website to get more information for each of the vaccinations and the diseases they protect against.
Please visit www.immunize.org/vis/ to read about the benefits and side effects of the vaccines.
Newborn - Hepatitis B (HBV), Beyfortus*
3-5 days - No vaccines. WCC only
2 weeks - Weight check
1 month - No vaccines. WCC only
2 months - Vaxelis, Prevnar, and Rotarix
4 months - Vaxelis, Prevnar, and Rotarix
6 months - Vaxelis, Prevnar
9 months - No vaccines. WCC only
12 months - MMR, VZV, HAV, and Prevnar. Anemia & lead screening lab.
15 months - DTaP and Hib
18 months - HAV
2 years - No vaccines. WCC only. Anemia & lead screening lab.
30 months - No vaccines. WCC only.
3 years - No vaccines. WCC only.
4 years - “Kinder shots”: Proquad (MMR+VZV) and Quadracel (DTaP+IPV). Anemia, urinalysis, TB labs.
5-8 years - Annual WCC only.
9-10 years - HPV series. Annual WCC. Screening lab work.
11 years - “7th grade shot” Tdap, MCV. Lab work if indicated.
12-15 years - No vaccines. Annual WCC (Sports physicals). Lab work if indicated.
16 years - MCV, MenB (2 doses). Lab work if indicated.
17 years - No vaccines. WCC only.
18 years old - CONGRATS on graduating from school AND on moving to the adult side! Please inform your insurance for any patient with HMO or Medi-cal that you need to be reassigned to a family practice physician.
Annual Flu vaccine during the flu season, September-March.
Covid booster.
*Beyfortus is an immunization for infants <1 year old and older infants during RSV season, October-April.
Key
DTaP = Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis/whooping cough vaccine
HAV = Hepatitis A vaccine
HBV = Hepatitis B vaccine
Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
HPV = Human Papillomavirus vaccine
IPV = Polio virus vaccine
MCV = meningococcal A, C, W, Y vaccine
MenB = Meningococcal B vaccine
MMR = Measles. Mumps, Rubella vaccine
Prevnar = Pneumococcal vaccine
Rotarix = Rotavirus vaccine
RSV = Respiratory syncytial virus
Vaxelis = HBV+DTaP+Hib+IPV (may be given individually if desired)
VZV = chickenpox Varicella vaccine
WCC = Well Child Check
Vaccinations - We understand that the topic of vaccinations has been a controversial one. We believe that vaccinations are beneficial to your child’s health. We require that our patients get the school-required vaccinations. We are open to having a conversation about the schedule you feel comfortable with. We do not require, but do encourage, our patients to get the Flu and Covid vaccines as well.