{"id":1830,"date":"2017-04-12T10:16:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.osfhealthcare.org\/blog\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2025-06-16T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T14:41:41","slug":"immunizing-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osf-blog.live.imagescape.com\/blog\/immunizing-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for your newborn\u2019s vaccine schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your newborn baby’s vaccine schedule is more than just another checklist. It’s an important part of their healthy growth and development.<\/p>\n

What vaccines does my baby need?<\/h2>\n

The types of vaccines used to protect your baby are safe, effective and have been used to protect generations of people.<\/a><\/p>\n

Polio vaccine
\n<\/strong>Polio is a disease that used to paralyze and take the lives of thousands of children every year. Thanks to the polio vaccine, this disease has been eradicated. But it\u2019s important to get your baby vaccinated against polio to keep this disease eradicated.<\/p>\n

Influenza vaccine
\n<\/strong>The flu is a respiratory virus that can cause serious complications, especially for children. It can lead to pneumonia, myocarditis or sepsis, which can be life-threatening to children.<\/p>\n

Hepatitis B vaccination
\n<\/strong>Hepatitis B is a virus that destroys the liver. This is one of the few vaccines your baby receives at birth.<\/p>\n

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Hepatitis A vaccine
\n<\/strong>Hepatitis A is an infectious disease that affects the liver. It often has no symptoms, and can be especially life-threatening to children.<\/p>\n

Hib vaccine
\n<\/strong>The hib vaccine protects against haemophilus influenzae type b, which can cause a serious infection of the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n

MMR vaccine
\n<\/strong>This vaccine prevents measles, mumps and rubella. These diseases cause severe swelling of the brain and salivary glands.<\/p>\n

Pneumococcal vaccine
\n<\/strong>This vaccine protects against a virus that causes meningitis, pneumonia and ear infections.<\/p>\n

Rotavirus vaccine
\n<\/strong>Rotavirus causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration in infants.<\/p>\n

Varicella vaccine<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>This vaccine protects against chickenpox.<\/p>\n

DTaP vaccine
\n<\/strong>The DTaP vaccine is a combination vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. All of these diseases cause serious consequences in children, especially difficulty breathing and throat swelling.<\/p>\n

COVID-19 vaccine
\n<\/strong>Children are more susceptible to developing severe outcomes from COVID-19, such as pneumonia.<\/p>\n

When do babies get shots?<\/h2>\n

A baby shot schedule is something to discuss with your pregnancy care providers and your baby\u2019s pediatrician. They\u2019ll help you to set up an infant shot schedule that makes you feel comfortable and protects your baby to the maximum.<\/p>\n

Babies start getting their vaccinations at birth. Most of them are spread out over the first 18 months of life.<\/p>\n

The infant vaccination schedule is important<\/h2>\n

At birth, babies have immature immune systems with the exception of antibodies they receive in the womb from their mother. Those antibodies might only protect a baby from diseases for the first six months. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to follow the recommended vaccination schedule from your child\u2019s doctor.<\/p>\n

OSF Medical Group offices follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC) vaccination schedule<\/a> that has been carefully researched and studied to give your baby the best protection against these potentially deadly diseases.<\/p>\n

Baby immunization schedule: Vaccines by age chart<\/h2>\n

Most babies receive their first vaccinations at two months of age. The only exception is the HepB vaccine. The first dose of the Hep B vaccine is given at birth and the second is given between one and two months.<\/p>\n

At two months<\/strong>, your baby will receive vaccines for:<\/p>\n