We follow the immunization schedule recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Vaccines are given at well-child visits, so staying on the visit schedule usually keeps your child on the vaccine schedule.
The list below is the typical timetable. Exact timing can shift depending on your child’s history — if your family is coming from another practice, or if a visit was missed, we will work out a catch-up plan with you.
Schedule by age
First year
- Newborn visit — Hepatitis B, if it was not given in hospital
- 1 month — none
- 2 months — Vaxelis (DTaP, IPV, Hib, Hep B), RotaTeq, PCV20
- 4 months — Vaxelis, RotaTeq, PCV20
- 6 months — Vaxelis, RotaTeq, PCV20
- 9 months — none
- 12 months — Hepatitis A, MMR, Varivax
Toddler years
- 15 months — Pentacel, PCV20
- 18 months — Hepatitis A
- 2 years, 2½ years, 3 years — none
School age and adolescence
- 4 years — ProQuad (MMR, Varivax), Quadracel (DTaP, IPV)
- 5 through 8 years — none
- 9 years — Gardasil (HPV)
- 11–12 years — Tdap, Menactra
- 13 years and older — catch-up only
Bring your child’s immunization record to visits, particularly if you are new to the practice or have recently moved. It saves repeating doses that have already been given.
Questions about vaccines
If you have questions or concerns, raise them at a visit — that is what the time is for. Our full vaccine policy is available in the resources on this page, and these are the references we point families to:
- vaccinesafety.edu — Johns Hopkins Institute for Vaccine Safety
- immunize.org — vaccine information for families and clinicians
- healthychildren.org — the AAP’s own schedule
Booking
Call Woburn at (781) 933-6236 or North Andover at (978) 557-5712.