Prevention Guidelines for Children and Teenagers
Here are the screening tests and immunizations for children more than two years old. Although you and your healthcare provider may decide that a different schedule is best for your child, this plan can guide your discussion.
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Screening
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Who needs it
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How often
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Dental caries
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All children
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Every six months
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Vision
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All children under age 5
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At least once
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HIV
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All adolescents at high risk
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At routine checkups
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Immunization
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Who needs it
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How often
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)
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All females between ages 11 and 12
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Three doses total, with the second dose at 2 months after the first, and the third dose 6 months after the first dose
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Diphtheria
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All children
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Dose between ages 4 and 6, and booster between ages 11 and 12
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Tetanus
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All children
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Dose between ages 4 and 6, and booster between ages 11 and 12
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Pertussis
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All children
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Dose between ages 4 and 6, and booster between ages 11 and 12
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Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
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All children
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Second dose recommended between ages 4 and 6
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Chickenpox (varicella)
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All children
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Second dose recommended between ages 4 and 6
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Pneumococcal (polysaccharide)
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Those at risk
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Once after age 2
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Influenza
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Those at risk
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Yearly
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Inactivated polio
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All children
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One dose between ages 4 and 6
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Meningococcal
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All children
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One dose between ages 11 and 12. High risk groups should receive one dose between ages 2 and 10
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Hepatitis A
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Those at risk or not fully vaccinated
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At age 2. Second dose at least six months later
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Screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Immunization schedule from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date Last Reviewed:
7/18/2007
Date Last Modified:
8/6/2009