414% Increase In Vaccines Given to U.S. Children

In 1950, your child would have received 7 vaccines by the age of 6. Let’s fast forward to 2013.

If you follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) endorsed annual childhood vaccine schedule, your child will receive over 36 vaccines by the time they are 6 years of age!

Will you over-vaccinate your child?

Before you see the dramatic increase in the vaccines given to children, please take a look at how many vaccines are given to children in the United States compared with other countries around the world.

Year Frequency Number of Vaccines Given Vaccine 1950 3 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine 1950 4 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine 1950 5 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine 1950 6 Months 2 Diphtheria-Tetanus Toxoid

Smallpox Vaccine 1950 7 Months 1 Diphtheria-Tetanus Toxoid 1950 11 Months 1 Pertussis Vaccine Total Vaccines for 1950 7 1974 2 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1974 4 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1974 6 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1974 12 Months 1 Measles Vaccine 1974 1-12 years 2 Mumps Vaccine

Rubella Vaccine 1974 18 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1974 4 to 6 Years 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Total Vaccines for 1974 13 1983 2 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1983 4 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) 1983 6 Months 1 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP) 1983 15 Months 1 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) 1983 18 Months 1 Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) 1983 48 Months 2 Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTP)

Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) Total Vaccines for 1983 10 2013 Prenatal 1 Influenza (IIV) 2013 Birth 1 Hepatitis B (HepB) 2013 2 Months 5 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Rotavirus (RV) 2013 4 Months 6 Hepatitis B (HepB)

Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Rotavirus (RV)

2013 6 Months 7 Hepatitis B (HepB)

Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Rotavirus (RV)

Influenza (IIV) 2013 12 Months 5 Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Hepatitis A (Hep A)

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

Pneumococcal conjugate Vaccine (PCV)

Varicella (VAR) 2013 15 Months 1 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a.Pertussis (DTaP) 2013 18 Months 2 Hepatitis A (Hep A)

Influenza (IIV) 2013 30 Months 1 Influenza (IIV) 2013 42 Months 1 Influenza (IIV) 2013 48 Months 4 Diphtheria, Tetanus, a. Pertussis (DTaP)

Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)

Varicella (VAR) 2013 54 Months 1 Influenza (IIV) 2013 66 Months 1 Influenza (IIV) Total Vaccines for 2013 36

References

Merck Manual 8th ed. Basic Immunization Schedule – Optional Schedule No. 1. 1950. pg. 1462. 2013 Centers for Disease Control Vaccination Schedule