What are the Vaccines in the CDC Schedule (as of 2020)?

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Vaccines Recommended by the CDC


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There are currently twelve vaccines recommended to protect against eighteen vaccine preventable diseases in children.

1. Hepatitis B: 

  • a disease that results in liver disease
  • transmitted by bodily fluids
  • chronic causes cirrhosis and liver failure - must be prevented at a young age
The first dose is administered at birth; the second dose is administered at 1-2 months of age.

2. Rotavirus:

  • causes diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain, emesis (vomiting), dehydration
  • common in infants and children
  • transmitted by contamination of food, fecal-oral route

The first dose is administered at 2 months; the second dose is administered at 4 months.

3. Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis (DTaP)

  • Diphtheria: 
    • bacteria toxin that can result in breathing difficulties, heart failure, paralysis, or death
  • Tetanus:
    • bacteria toxin that can induces various muscle contractions
    • lockjaw is most common symptom 
  • Acellular pertussis:
    • whopping cough
    • very contagious
    • infects respiratory tract
The first dose is administered at 2 months; the second dose is administered at 4 months, the third dose at 6 months, and the final dose at 15 months of age. 

4. Pneumococcal
  • induces many infections, ranging from ear infections to sinus infections to pneumonia to bloodstream infections
The first dose is administered at 2 months; the second dose is administered at 4 months, the third dose at 6 months, and the final dose at 15 months of age.

5. Poliovirus:

  • spread by fecal-oral route
  • causes paralysis
  • infects spinal cord

The first dose is administered at 2 months; the second dose is administered at 4 months, the third dose at 6-18 months, and the final dose at 15 months of age.

6. Influenza:

  • illness of the respiratory tract
  • can cause mild to severe symptoms
  • cough, fever, fatigue, body aches, etc.
One dose is administered annually to protect against seasonal flu.

7. Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR):

  • Measles:
    • high fever, cough, runny nose, conjunctivitis
    • very contagious in air
    • tiny white spots in mouth
  • Mumps:
    • fever, headaches, fatigue, body aches, loss of appetite, swollen glands
    • spread by close contact
  • Rubella:
    • low grade fever, sore throat, rash
    • mild illness, but can cause serious birth defects

The first dose is administered at 12-15 months of age.

8. Varicella:

  • chicken pox
  • characteristic itchy spots all over body
  • very contagious

The first dose is administered at 12-15 months of age.

9. Hepatitis A:

  • liver infection 
  • spread by close contact
  • found in blood and stool
  • fatigue, nausea, stomach pain, jaundice

The first dose is administered at 6-9 months of age; the second dose is administered at 12-15 months of age.

10. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

  • most common STI
  • can cause cancers of the reproductive tract and throat 

The first dose is administered at 11-12 years of age.

11. Meningococcal ACWY:

  • inflammation of the meninges
  • can be bacterial or viral
  • bacterial more dangerous
  • can be caused by cancer, drugs, infections

The first dose is administered at 11-12 years of age; the second dose is administered at 16 years of age.

12. Meningococcal B:

  • certain strain of meningitis that usually spreads throughout college campuses
The first dose is administered at 11-12 years of age.


All of the diseases mentioned above can be prevented with a vaccine.

More information:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Birth to 18 Years Immunization Schedule

Centers for Disease Control - Adult Immunization Schedule



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