Parents, make sure your young child is continuing to get protection against vaccine-preventable disease as they grow and get started in the new school year.
**At 4 to 6 years of age, your child receives final doses of some vaccines that may include:
-Diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough (pertussis) (DTaP) (5th dose)-Polio (IPV) (4th dose)
-Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (2nd dose)
-Chickenpox (Varicella) (2nd dose)
-Influenza (Flu) (every year)
-Hepatitis A (1st or 2nd dose)
**At 11-12 years old, your preteen should receive routinely recommended vaccines to protect them from the following diseases:
-Meningococcal disease (one dose of MenACWY vaccine)
-HPV (two doses of vaccine)
-Tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough (pertussis) (one dose of Tdap vaccine)
-Influenza (Flu) (one dose of vaccine every year)
**At 16-18 years old, your teen should receive the following vaccines to to protect against certain diseases:
-Influenza (Flu) (every year)
-Meningococcal disease
a - Meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) given at 16 years old (2nd dose)
b - Serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) may be given, preferably at 16 through 18 years (2 doses)
Learn which vaccinations are recommended by age: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/by-age/index.html
You may also call us at the Mississippi County Health Department at 573-683-2191 for questions about immunizations.
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