Vaccine
Timing
Timing
This vaccine is the very first one a newborn receives in the hospital.
What is Hepatitis B at birth.
The “P” in DTaP.
What is Pertussis?
The most common post-vaccine symptom, often accompanied by fussiness.
What is a mild fever?
This belief began circulating after a now-retracted paper falsely linked a common childhood vaccine to developmental disorders.
What is the myth that vaccines cause autism?
The muscle where most infant vaccines are injected.
What is the vastus lateralis?
These vaccines are first given at 2 months: DTaP, Hib, IPV, PCV, and this oral vaccine.
What is Rotavirus?
This vaccine protects against Haemophilus influenzae
What is Hib?
Tenderness at the injection site that usually resolves on its own.
What is a normal injection-site reaction?
This misconception assumes that an infant’s natural defense system cannot manage the recommended schedule, even though babies encounter thousands of immune challenges daily.
What is the myth that too many vaccines overwhelm the immune system?
The sweet solution or feeding method proven to reduce infant pain during vaccines.
What is oral sucrose (or breastfeeding)?
The age when infants receive their second round of DTaP, Hib, IPV, PCV, and Rotavirus.
What is 4 months?
The vaccine that protects against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
What is PCV (Pneumococcal)?
A fever lasting more than 3 days or above 104° F (40° C), difficulty breathing, or trouble swallowing.
What are reasons to contact your doctor after immunizations?
This claim exaggerates the likelihood of dangerous post-vaccine reactions, despite surveillance data showing that severe events occur in fewer than 1% of cases.
What is the myth that vaccines frequently cause severe side effects?
The approximate number of vaccines an infant may receive at their 2-month visit.
What is up to 7?
These vaccines are repeated at 2, 4, and 6 months.
DTaP, HiB, HEP B, and Rotavirus
The vaccine used to prevent poliomyelitis.
What is IPV?
A serious reaction characterized by hives, difficulty breathing, and swelling.
What is anaphylaxis?
This myth suggests vaccines bypass rigorous review, even though the approval process includes more testing phases and safety checks than typical medications.
What is the myth that vaccines aren’t thoroughly tested?
This life-saving benefit of vaccination also protects children who cannot receive certain vaccines.
What is herd immunity?
The earliest age infants can receive their first influenza vaccine.
What is 6 months?
The oral vaccine that prevents severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants.
What is Rotavirus?
A disproven claim stating that the
immune system cannot handle multiple vaccines.
What is a myth?
This myth argues that vaccines are unnecessary today because certain diseases aren’t commonly seen, ignoring global estimates showing that immunization prevents millions of deaths annually.
What is the myth that vaccines are unnecessary because the diseases they prevent are rare?
The reason Rotavirus is administered orally rather than by injection.
What is because it naturally targets the GI tract?