Recommended vaccine schedule
Novant Health Eastover Pediatrics follows the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control vaccination guidelines. We believe these vaccines are safe, effective and necessary to prevent serious diseases in children. Below is our typical vaccine schedule, however it may be modified by your physician based on your child's needs:
| In the hospital: |
Hepatitis B |
| One month: |
Hepatitis B |
| Two months: |
Pentacel, Prevnar 13, and Rotavirus (oral) |
| Four months: |
Pentacel, Prevnar 13, and Rotavirus (oral) |
| Six months: |
Pentacel, Prevnar 13, and Rotavirus (oral) |
| Nine months: |
Hepatitis B |
| Twelve months: |
MMR, Varicella |
| 15 months: |
HIB, Prevnar 13 |
| 18 months: |
DTaP, Hepatitis A |
| 24 months: |
Hepatitis A |
| 4 years: |
Quadracel, Proquad |
| 11-12 years: |
Tdap, Menactra, Gardasil series |
| 16 years: |
Menactra |
Vaccine components
Pentacel: combination DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis/whooping cough), polio, and Hib (hemophilus influenza type B) vaccines
Prevnar 13: 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
MMR: Measles, mumps, and rubella
Varicella: chicken pox
Kinrix: combination DTaP and polio
Proquad: combination of MMR and Varicella
Tdap: Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis/whooping cough booster
Menactra: bacterial meningitis (meningococcus) vaccine
Gardasil: Human papilloma virus vaccine.
Detailed information about each vaccine and the can be found at the National Network for Immunization Information or the Center for Disease Control’s immunization web page. An excellent parent-friendly resource addressing many common vaccine questions can be found at the American Academy of Pediatrics’s caregiver website, healthychildren.org.