Infant Immunization

Routine infant immunizations offered in British Columbia:

(updated by the doctors at Bayswater Family Practice April 2016)

2 months

1. DPTaP-Hib  (diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus, polio & H. influenza B) & Hepatitis B (INFANRIX hexa)
2. Pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar)
3. Meningococcal group C conjugate (Menjugate or Neis-Vac-C)
4. oral rotavirus vaccine

4 months

1. DPTaP-Hib  (diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus, polio & H. influenza B) & Hepatitis B (INFANRIX hexa)
2. Pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar)
3. oral rotavirus vaccine

6 months

1. DPTaP-Hib  (diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus, polio & H. influenza B) & Hepatitis B (INFANRIX hexa)
2. Influenza (during influenza season)
3. Hepatitis A (Aboriginal children only)

12 months

1. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
2. Meningococcal group C conjugate (Menjugate or Neis-Vac-C)
3. Varicella (Varivax III or Varilrix)
4. Pneumococcal conjugate (Prevnar)
5. Influenza (during influenza season)

18 months

1. DTaP-IPV-Hib (Pediacel)
2. Influenza (during influenza season)
3. Hepatitis A (Aboriginal children only)

4-6 years

1. DTaP-IPV (Quadracel)
2. Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (MMRV)
3. Influenza (during influenza season)
4. Hepatitis A (Aboriginal children only)

We recommend the following booklet: Immunization: An important choice you make for your child

For further information, visit these web sites:

Canadian Paediatric Society: www.cps.ca

Immunization Action Coalition: www.immunize.org

Institute for Vaccine Safety (Johns Hopkins): www.vaccinesafety.edu

National Network for Immunization Info: www.immunizationinfo.org

World Health Organization: www.who.int/vaccines-diseases

Keep Kids healthy: www.keepkidshealthy.com

Bulletins on childhood immunization from the BC government can be found at: http://www.bchealthguide.org/healthfiles/index.stm

We recommend :Your Child’s Best Shot
A parent’s guide to vaccination, 4th edition