Child, Adolescent & "Catch-up" Immunization Schedules
Details For Health Care Professionals
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years. These schedules summarize recommendations for routine vaccines for children ages 18 years and younger.
The recommended immunization schedules for persons ages 0 through 18 years and the catch-up immunization schedule have been approved by the ACIP, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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Printable Standard Versions
Important Note: Vaccination providers are advised to use all three schedules (Figure 1, Figure 2, & Figure 3) and their respective footnotes together and not separately.
Combined Schedule Format
(Birth - 18 years)
Single Page Formats
Birth - 6 years (Babies and Young Children)
For Preteens and Teens (7-18 years)
CATCH-UP schedule (4 months to 18 years)
Easy-to-read Versions for Parents
Available in English and Spanish.
- Recommended Immunizations for Children (Birth through 6 years)
- Recommended Immunizations for Preteens and Teens (7-18 years)
Create a Schedule of Vaccines Needed Since Birth
Create a Customized Schedule of Vaccines Needed (birth to 6 years)
Use this tool to create a personalized schedule you can give to and discuss with parents. Parents also can use this print-out to record their child’s vaccinations. Just enter your patient’s date of birth, click “get schedule”, and then click "printable schedule."
Interactive Tools
Interactive Adolescent Scheduler for those 7 through 18 years
Tool for determining the vaccines needed according to the Adolescent Immunization schedule.
Interactive Catch-up Scheduler for those birth through 6 years
Tool for determining the vaccines a child needs especially missed or skipped vaccines according to the Immunization scheduler.
"Shots by STFM" for your Mobile Device and Smartphone
A FREE app is available for your iPhone, Android, and Palm Pre(WebOS) phones. Also available is a small-size schedule for your mobile device. These are to be used at your own risk and are provided courtesy of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM). For information go to www.ImmunizationEd.org web site.
Pocket-size
Condensed Version
(Prints 6" wide x 9" height 2-sided (back-to-back); when folded 6" x 4.5" *
- Print COLOR version — POCKET-SIZE [392 KB, 2 pages*]
for office printer - Order free laminated cards
Footnotes
*Page 1 - Child schedule (0-6 years) with footnotes on back side.
*Page 2 - Adolescent/teen schedule (7-18 years) with footnotes on back side.
Laminated
- Order free 6" x 9" laminated cards from CDC
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Purchase laminated versions at IAC
Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)
MMWR of Recommended Schedules
HTML version | PDF version [420 KB, 4 pages]
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) publishes immunization schedules for persons ages 0 through 18 years. These schedules summarize recommendations for currently licensed vaccines for children ages 0 through 6 years and 7 through 18 years and include recommendations in effect as of December 23, 2011.
HTML version also serves as a text-only for screen-reader devices.
Spanish Version (en español)
The official MMWR version of the schedules is no longer available in Spanish. We offer only parent-friendly versions of the schedule. See easy-to read versions for parents in Spanish.
Consult NCIRDwebteam@cdc.gov for inquiries about Spanish versions.
Binational Resource
Binational Immunization Resource for Children from Birth through 18 Years [210 KB, 2 pages]
Side-by-side presentation of recommended vaccines in Mexico and the United States helps health care providers identify vaccines needed by children now in the U.S. who received some vaccines in Mexico.
Changes in the Schedule Since Last Release
Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviews the recommended adult immunization schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for licensed vaccines.
Vaccination providers are being advised to use all three schedules (Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3) and their respective footnotes together and not separately.
Changes were published in MMWR and in brief, the primary changes include:
- Updates to Figure 1 “Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 0 through 6 years”):
- Quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) purple bar has been extended to reflect licensure of MCV4-D (Menactra) use in children as young as age 9 months.
- A wording change has been introduced in the hepatitis A (HepA) vaccine yellow bar; wording now states, “Dose 1.” A new yellow and purple bar has been added to reflect HepA vaccine recommendations for children aged 2 years and older.
- Guidance is provided for administration of hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine in infants with birthweights <2,000 grams and ≥2,000 grams. Clarification is provided for doses after administration of the birth dose of HepB vaccine.
- Rotavirus (RV) vaccine footnotes have been condensed.
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine footnotes have been condensed, and use of Hiberix for the booster (final) dose has been clarified. Guidance for use of Hib vaccine in persons aged 5 years and older in the catch-up schedule has been updated.
- Pneumococcal vaccine footnotes have been condensed.
- Guidance is provided for use of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in infants aged 6 through 11 months. Footnotes in the catch-up schedule have been condensed.
- HepA vaccine footnotes have been updated to clarify that the second dose of HepA vaccine should be administered 6–18 months after dose 1.
- MCV4 footnotes have been updated to reflect recent recommendations published in MMWR.
- Influenza vaccine footnotes have been updated to provide guidance on live, attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) contraindications.
- Influenza vaccine footnotes also have been updated to clarify dosing for children aged 6 months through 8 years for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons.
- Figure 2 (“Recommended immunization schedule for persons aged 7 through 18 years”) has been updated to include number of doses for each vaccine. Information regarding the recommended age (16 years) for the booster dose of MCV4 has been added.
- Tdap vaccine recommendations for children aged 7 through 10 years have been updated.
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine footnotes have been updated to include routine recommendations for vaccination of males.
- Varicella (VAR) vaccine footnotes have been condensed.
- Inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) footnotes have been updated to include upper age limit for routine vaccination. IPV footnotes in the catch-up schedule have been condensed, and relevant wording added to Figure 3 (“Catch-up immunization schedule for persons aged 4 months through 18 years who start late or who are more than 1 month behind”).
- In the catch-up immunization schedule, HepA vaccine and HepB vaccine footnotes have been removed. Relevant wording has been added to Figure 3.
- MCV4 vaccine has been added to Figure 3 along with corresponding footnotes.
Presentation Graphics
These images are only the chart portions of the immunization schedule and are provided for use in PowerPoint Presentations:
- 2012 jpg image 1 [.jpg - 159 KB] (chart only - birth to 6 years)
- 2012 jpg image 2 [.jpg - 189 KB] (chart only - 7 to 18 years)
- 2012 jpg image 3 [.jpg - 226 KB] (catch-up chart only - 4 months to 18 years)
Immunization Recommendations
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