Vaccinations were created to keep children and adults safe and healthy. They are advised to start early in life when they are the most vulnerable and to avoid being exposed to anything life-threatening. You can find a vaccination schedule for your child's age by visiting the CDC website or asking your doctor's office. From birth the newborn will receive a list of vaccines. The hepatitis B vaccine is given once at birth and twice more at 1 and 6 months of age. The DTap vaccine also known as the diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine, the Hib or Haemophilus Influenzae type b vaccine, the IPV or inactivated poliovirus vaccine, the PCV or pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the Rotavirus vaccine are administered at 2, 4 and 6 months. However at 6 months IPV can be delivered between 6 months and 18 months because there is no established standard time. At 6 months it is recommended to start giving the flu vaccine annually, between 12 and 15 months when Hib, PCV, chickenpox and MMR which stands for measles, mumps and rubella are given. At 12 – 23 months the hepatitis A vaccine is administered in two injections at least 6 months apart. At 15 – 18 months Dtap is administered. And finally, at 4 – 6 years DTaP, MMR, IPV and Chickenpox are provided (cdc.gov, 2013). These vaccinations help prepare children for their school years and keep them and other children safe. All vaccines are administered intramuscularly and into the vastus lateralis when the child is between the ages of newborn and two years old. Once over two years of age they can also be administered intramuscularly into the deltoid muscle of the arm. Rotavirus is transmitted orally. At the age of seven the child should have Tdap,...... middle of paper......? Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2013-2014.htmCDC.gov, 2014. What type of flu season is expected? Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2013-2014.htmExaminer.com, 2009. Immunization Chart. Retrieved January 13, 2014, from http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/2009_immunization_schedule_1.jpgKidshealth.org, 2013. Immunization Schedule. Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/medical/immunization_chart.html#Medicalnewstoday.com, 2013. An HPV vaccine sufficient to protect against cervical cancer. Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http:/ /www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/268291.phpTropical.umn.edu. Vaccines for travel. Retrieved January 14, 2014, from http://www.tropical.umn.edu/TTM/VFR/English/VFR_immunizations.htm