Section One: Wise Health Care Choices

  1. Medical Exams & Tests

  1. 1.For updates, contact CDC Immunization Program at 800.CDC.INFO (232.4636) or www.cdc.gov/vaccines. Ask your child’s doctor what vaccines, health screenings, and checkups your child needs.

  2. 2.Catch-up (make-up) vaccines should be given to children and teenagers who have not already had them.

  3. 3.PCV vaccine protects against meningitis and some pneumonias. One dose is needed for all healthy children aged 24-59 months who are not completely vaccinated for their age. Some high-risk children age 2 years and older may also need a vaccine called PPV.

  4. 4.Starting at age 6 months, get H1N1 flu vaccine(s) as advised.

  5. 5.The MCV vaccine and booster vaccines are also advised for persons aged 2-55 years at increased risk for meningococcal disease. Follow your doctor’s advice.

  6. 6.Males aged 9-26 years may be advised by their doctors to get 3 doses of HPV vaccine.

  7. 7.Adults may also need vaccines for: Varicella; Measles, Mumps, Rubella; Hepatitis A and/or B; and/or Human Papillomavirus. Follow your doctor’s advice.

Immunization Schedule