Health Maintenance Guidelines
Take a proactive approach to your health to live a longer, healthier life. Many people depend on you—like family and friends—to be an active part of their lives. By staying healthy, you can be there to support those close to you. Monroe Clinic's job is not only to treat you when you are sick, but also work with you to keep you feeling great.
Health Maintenance Guidelines:
Recommended Childhood Vaccination and Screening Schedule
Birth Hepatitis B
2 Months Pediarix, Hib, Prevnar, RotaTeq
4 Months Pediarix, Hib, Prevnar, RotaTeq
6 Months Pediarix, Prevnar, RotaTeq
12 Months MMRV, Prevnar, Hepatitis A Labs-Hemoglobin, Lead
15 Months Hib
18 Months DTaP, Hepatitis A
24 Months Labs - Hemoglobin, Lead-optional
4-6 Years DTaP, IPV, MMRV Labs-Vision Test, UA
11-18 Years Tdap, Menactra or Menomune, Varicella dose #2
11-26 Years Gardasil-3 doses over 6 month period
Dose 1
Dose 2- 2 months after 1st dose
Dose 3- 6 months after 1st dose
DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis-less than age 7
Havrix: Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B
Hib: Haemophilus Influenza b
IPV: Polio (injectable)
Menactra: MCV4-Meningitis conjugate vaccine ages 11-55 (lasts 10 years)
Menomune: MPSV4-Meningitis polysaccharide vaccine ages 2-80 years (lasts 3 years)
MMR: Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MMRV: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
Pediarix: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio
Prevnar: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
RotaTeq: Rotavirus Vaccine (oral)
TD: Tetanus, Diphtheria (Pediatric)-less than age 7
TD: Tetanus, Diphtheria- 7 years of age or older
Tdap: Boostrix-ages 10-18 years (use only as one time dose)
Varicella: Chickenpox Vaccine-if over age 13, 2 dosed 1 month apart
NOVEMBER 2006: The above guidelines are the current recommendations of Monroe Clinic's pediatrics department based on information supplied from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Immunization Action Coalition and the State of Wisconsin. There are variations in the number of suggested doses by brand names and the age of the child. This schedule has been developed in cooperation with the Green County Health Department.
