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Suggest Vaccines Needed For Infant In USA

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Dear doctors,

my son was born in usa ,he is three months now, he took his hepatitis b vaccine there, and then we moved to egypt he took at 2 months DTP POLIO HBV shots , and at 3 months his pediatrician gives him HIBERIX and PREVENAR, is that ok ? and which other vaccines should I give him so he will be like under usa vaccine schedule?(most important vaccines)

NOTE: his pediatrician in usa told me he must have HIB,MENC-CONJ, PNEUMO-CONJ

thank you
Mon, 15 Sep 2014
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Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns.

As per American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations he needs

1. Rota virus vaccine ( but if he is more than 14 weeks 6 days , it can not be initiated as the maximum age for the first dose in the series( rotavirus vaccine) is 14 weeks, 6 days; vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks, 0 days or older) ,

2.Influenza vaccine ( inactive) at 6 months of age

3.Meningococcal conjugate vaccines only for certain high risk conditions like Children with anatomic or functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease) ,Children with persistent complement component deficiency , For children who travel to or reside in countries in which meningococcal disease is hyperendemic or epidemic, including countries in the African meningitis belt or the Hajj, administer an age- appropriate formulation and series of Menactra or Menveo for protection against serogroups A and W meningococcal disease. Prior receipt of MenHibrix is not sufficient for children traveling to the meningitis belt or the Hajj because it does not contain serogroups A or W. , For children at risk during a community outbreak attributable to a vaccine serogroup, administer or complete an age- and formulation-appropriate series of MenHibrix, Menactra, or Menveo

4.Next dose of Hepatitis B , DPT , POLIO , HIB, PREVENAR (Pneumococcal conjugate) at age appropriate time

5.For other vaccines and boosters after 1 yr of age like Hepatitis A , MMR, Chickenpox,DPT,HIB, Prevenar , Tdap , HPV , you can check later.

Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us.
Wishing your baby good health.
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Suggest Vaccines Needed For Infant In USA

Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. As per American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations he needs 1. Rota virus vaccine ( but if he is more than 14 weeks 6 days , it can not be initiated as the maximum age for the first dose in the series( rotavirus vaccine) is 14 weeks, 6 days; vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks, 0 days or older) , 2.Influenza vaccine ( inactive) at 6 months of age 3.Meningococcal conjugate vaccines only for certain high risk conditions like Children with anatomic or functional asplenia (including sickle cell disease) ,Children with persistent complement component deficiency , For children who travel to or reside in countries in which meningococcal disease is hyperendemic or epidemic, including countries in the African meningitis belt or the Hajj, administer an age- appropriate formulation and series of Menactra or Menveo for protection against serogroups A and W meningococcal disease. Prior receipt of MenHibrix is not sufficient for children traveling to the meningitis belt or the Hajj because it does not contain serogroups A or W. , For children at risk during a community outbreak attributable to a vaccine serogroup, administer or complete an age- and formulation-appropriate series of MenHibrix, Menactra, or Menveo 4.Next dose of Hepatitis B , DPT , POLIO , HIB, PREVENAR (Pneumococcal conjugate) at age appropriate time 5.For other vaccines and boosters after 1 yr of age like Hepatitis A , MMR, Chickenpox,DPT,HIB, Prevenar , Tdap , HPV , you can check later. Hope this answers your question. If you have additional questions then please do not hesitate in writing to us. Wishing your baby good health.