Vaccine Education for Children
Navigating Childhood Vaccines
All you need to know to make the best informed decision for you and your family.
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Birth
to 1 month
Vaccine:
Hep B
This vaccine protects against hepatitis B.
How is disease spread:
Hepatitis B is spread by contact with blood or body fluids
Immunity and Vaccines
What are the symptoms of the disease:
There could be no symptoms, fever, headache, weakness, vomiting, jaundice, joint poin
side effects of disease:
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer, death
2 & 4 months
RV
This vaccine protects against rotavirus
Through the mouth
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Diarrhea, fever, vomiting
side effects of disease:
Severe diarrhea, dehydration, death
2 & 4 months
DTaP
This vaccine protects against diptheria, whooping cough and tetanus
Disptheria and Whooping Cough: air direct contact
Tetanus: exposure through cuts in the skin
What are the symptoms of the disease:
Disptheria: swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis and death
Whooping Cough: pneumoina, death
Tetanus: broken bones, difficulty breathing, death
side effects of vaccine:
Vaccine Efficacy
Community Immunity
2 & 4 months
Hib
This vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae type b
Air, direct contact
There can be no symptoms unless bacteria enters in the blood
side effects of vaccine:
Depending on the part of the body that is infected but it can include brain damage, hearing loss, loss of arm or leg, death
2 & 4 months
PCV
This vaccine protects against pneumococcal disease
How is disease spread:
Air, direct contact
May be no symptoms, pneumonia (infection in the lungs)
side effects of vaccine:
Depends on the part of the body infected, but can include infection of the lungs, blood poisoning, infection of the linining of the brain and spinal cord, death
2, 4 & 6 months
IPV
This vaccine protects against polio
Air, direct contact, through the mouth
There may be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache
side effects of vaccine:
Paralysis, death
6 months to 6 years
COVID-19
This vaccine protects against Coronavirus
Air, direct contact
There may be no symptoms, fever, muscle aches, sore throat, cough, runny nose, diarrhea, vomiting, new loss of taste or smell
side effects of vaccine:
fever, chills, tiredness, and headache – most of these can happen after the second dose
COVID VACCINES
2023-2024 formula is currently recommended for children 6 months to 11 years old.
2023-2024 formula is recommended for children 6 months to 11 years.
Novavax:
2023-2024 is recommended for children 12 years old and older.
6 months to 6 years
Influenza
This vaccine protects against influenza (the flu)
How is disease spread:
Air, direct contact
Fever, muscle pain, soar throat, cough and extreme fatigue
side effects of vaccine:
Infection of the lungs, sinus and ear infections, worsening of the underlying heart or lung conditions, death
6 to 18 months
HepB
This vaccine 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
side effects of vaccine:
Chronic liver infection, liver failure, liver cancer, death.
6 to 18 months
IPV
This vaccine protects against polio
Air, direct contact, through the mouth
there may be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache
side effects of disease:
Paralysis, death
12 months
HepA
This vaccine protects against hepatitis A
Direct contact, contaminated food or water
May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice and dark urine
side effects of vaccine:
Liver failure, death
12 to 15 months
MMR
This vaccine protects against measles, mumps & rubella
Measles:
rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye
Mumps:
swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain
Rubella:
sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes
Measles:
brain swelling, pneumonia, death
Mumps:
meningitis, brain swelling, inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
very serious in pregnant women, can lead to stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects
side effects of vaccine:
Measles:
Brain swelling infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death
Mumps:
Brain swelling, painful and swollen testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
Very dangerous in pregnant people; can cause miscarriages or stillbirth, premature delivery, severe birth defects
12 to 15 months
MMR
This vaccine protects against measles, mumps & rubella
How is disease spread:
Measles:
rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye
Mumps:
swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain
Rubella:
sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes
What are the symptoms of the disease:
Measles:
brain swelling, pneumonia, death
Mumps:
meningitis, brain swelling, inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
very serious in pregnant women, can lead to stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects
side effects of disease:
Measles:
Brain swelling infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death
Mumps:
Brain swelling, painful and swollen testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
Very dangerous in pregnant people; can cause miscarriages or stillbirth, premature delivery, severe birth defects
12 to 15 months
Varicella
This vaccine protects against chickenpox
Air, Direct contact
Rash, tiredness, headache, fever
side effects of disease:
Infected sores, brain swelling, infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death
18 & 19-23 months
HepA
This vaccine protects against hepatitis A
Direct contact, contaminated food or water
May be no symptoms, fever, stomach pain, loss of appetite, fatigue, vomiting, jaundice and dark urine
side effects of disease:
Liver Failure, death
4-6
years
DTaP
This vaccine protects against diptheria, whooping cough and tetanus
Disptheria and Whooping Cough: air direct contact
Tetanus: exposure through cuts in the skin
What are the symptoms of the disease:
Disptheria: swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis and death
Whooping Cough: pneumoina, death
Tetanus: broken bones, difficulty breathing, death
side effects of vaccine:
Disptheria:
Swelling of the heart muscle, heart failure, coma, paralysis, death
Whooping Cough:
infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death, especially dangerous for babies
Tetanus:
Seizures, broken bones, difficulty breathing, death
4-6
years
IPV
This vaccine protects against polio
Air, direct contact, through the mouth
There may be no symptoms, sore throat, fever, nausea, headache
side effects of disease:
Paralysis, death
4-6
years
MMR
This vaccine protects against measles, mumps & rubella
Measles:
rash, fever, cough, runny nose, pink eye
Mumps:
swollen salivary glands (under the jaw), fever, headache, tiredness, muscle pain
Rubella:
sometimes rash, fever, swollen lymph nodes
Measles:
brain swelling, pneumonia, death
Mumps:
meningitis, brain swelling, inflammation of testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
very serious in pregnant women, can lead to stillbirth, premature delivery, birth defects
side effects of disease:
Measles:
Brain swelling infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death
Mumps:
Brain swelling, painful and swollen testicles or ovaries, deafness, death
Rubella:
Very dangerous in pregnant people; can cause miscarriages or stillbirth, premature delivery, severe birth defects
4-6
years
Vaccine:
Varicella
This vaccine protects against chickenpox
Air, Direct contact
Rash, tiredness, headache, fever
side effects of disease:
Infected sores, brain swelling, infection of the lungs (pneumonia), death
Vaccine Resources
Here are some helpful resources to learn more about vaccines for children.
Visit CDC website
Talk to your child’s pediatrician
Talk to your own primary care provider
Visit NYSDOH website to learn more about COVID-19
To learn more about covid prevention visit health.ny.gov.vaccine
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