Vaccine Schedule for Children 6 Years or Younger | CDC

Hepatitis B HepB
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e protects against hepatitis B . Contact with blood or body fluids May be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), joint pain Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer, death Rotavirus RV

vaccine protects against rotavirus . Through the mouth Diarrhea, fever, vomiting Severe diarrhea, dehydration, death Diphtheria DTaP *
vaccine protects against diphtheria . Air, direct contact Sore throat, mild fever, weakness, swollen glands in neck Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis, death Pertussis
( whooping cough ) DTaP *

vaccine protects against pertussis
(whooping cough).

Air, direct contact Severe cough, runny nose, apnea (a pause in breathing in infants) Pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death Tetanus DTaP *
vaccine protects against tetanus . Exposure through cuts in skin Stiffness in neck and abdominal muscles, difficulty swallowing, muscle spasms, fever Broken bones, breathing difficulty, death Haemophilus influenzae type b
( Hib ) Hib

vaccine protects against
Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Air, direct contact May be no symptoms unless bacteria enter the blood Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), intellectual disability, epiglottitis (life-threatening infection that can block the windpipe and lead to serious breathing problems), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death Pneumococcal
disease
( PCV13, PCV15 ) PCV
vaccine protects against pneumococcal disease . Air, direct contact May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection in the lungs) Bacteremia (blood infection), meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), death Polio IPV
vaccine protects against polio . Air, direct contact, through the mouth May be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache Paralysis, death Coronavirus disease 2019
( COVID-19 ) COVID-19
vaccine protects against severe complications from coronavirus disease 2019 . Air, direct contact May be no symptoms, fever, muscle aches, sore throat, cough, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting, new loss of taste or smell Pneumonia (infection in the lungs), respiratory failure, blood clots, bleeding disorder, injury to liver, heart or kidney, multi-system inflammatory syndrome, post-COVID syndrome, death Influenza
( Flu ) Flu
vaccine protects against influenza . Air, direct contact Fever, muscle pain, sore throat, cough, extreme fatigue Pneumonia (infection in the lungs), bronchitis, sinus infections, ear infections, death Measles MMR * *
vaccine protects against measles . Air, direct contact Rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye Encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death Mumps MMR * *
vaccine protects against mumps . Air, direct contact Swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain Meningitis (infection of the covering around the brain and spinal cord), encephalitis (brain swelling), inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness, death Rubella MMR * *
vaccine protects against rubella . Air, direct contact, through the mouth Sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes Very serious in pregnant women—can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects Chickenpox Varicella
vaccine protects against chickenpox . Air, direct contact Rash, tiredness, headache, fever Infected blisters, bleeding disorders, encephalitis (brain swelling), pneumonia (infection in the lungs), death Hepatitis A HepA

vaccine protects against hepatitis A . Direct contact, contaminated food or water May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes), dark urine Liver failure, arthralgia (joint pain), kidney, pancreatic and blood disorders, death