Childhood Immunizations

There are few things that have had as much impact on improvement in world health as routine immunizations. Drs. Womble, Outlaw, Capps, and Ms. Sarno believe that following recommended guidelines for immunization of your children is the most important thing you can do to protect their health. Routine immunization has made a major impact on child mortality but unfortunately this has left few modern day parents with any real exposure to and very little knowledge about any of the diseases that we currently vaccinate for.

The following is a brief description of vaccine preventable diseases. If you would like to learn more about this very important subject we recommend the following book:

Vaccines: What You Should Know by Paul A. Offit, MD and Louis M. Bell, MD.

Hepatitis & Rotavirus

Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Combination Vaccine (DTaP)

We recognize that some parents have questions about autism and mmr vaccination or other vaccines.

We believe that there is no causal relationship between any vaccination and the development of autism spectrum disorders.

For more information please refer to the following web site from the CDC. Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs)

Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Combination Vaccine (MMR)

Age at Exam	Vaccinations	Screening Tests
Birth	Hepatitis B	Support for new parents and breast feeding
2 or 3 Days		Support for new parents and breast feeding
2 Weeks	Catch up Hepatitis B
2 Months	DTaP, Polio, HIB, Pneumococcus, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus
4 Months	DTaP, Polio, HIB, Pneumococcus, (Hepatitis B), Rotavirus
6 Months	DTaP, (Polio), HIB, Pneumococcus, Hepatitis B, Rotavirus, Influenza	Developmental Screening
9 Months	Catch up vaccines, Influenza
12 Months	Hepatitis A, MMR, Chicken pox, Influenza	Developmental Screening, Blood Count, Lead
15 Months	DTaP, (Polio), HIB, Pneumococcus, Influenza, Influenza
18 Months	Hepatitis A, Influenza	Developmental Screening, Autism Screening
24 months	Catch up vaccines, Influenza	Developmental Screening, Autism Screening
30 months	Catch up vaccines, Influenza	Developmental Screening, Autism Screening
3 Years	Catch up vaccines, Influenza	Developmental Screening, Vision Screening
4-5 Years	DTaP, Polio, MMR, Chicken pox, Influenza	Developmental Screening; Vision Screening, Hearing Screening
6-10 Years	Catch up vaccines, Influenza	Vision Screening, Hearing Screening
11-12 Years	Tdap, Meningitis, HPV, Influenza	Vision Screening, Hearing Screening as needed; blood counts as needed
13-21 Years	Catch up vaccines, Influenza	Vision Screening, Hearing Screening as needed; blood counts as needed
Combination vaccines are available to reduce the number of shots for infants and toddlers. Vaccines in (…) may be given at different times depending upon the brand of the vaccine used. NC state law requires that immunizations that are due at 12 months and 4 years be given after the child’s birthday. Influenza vaccine is given starting at age 6 months and is needed every year.

This Information compiled from CDC.gov