Dr. Segall is a strong advocate for vaccines.
This is one alternative to the immunization schedule. Hepatitis B #2 often is administered at 2 months of age, HPV vaccine can be administered between 9 and 11 years of age, Tdap can be administered at 10 years of age. The second MMR can be administered a month after the first dose and Varicella vaccine can be administered 3 months after the first dose.
| Newborn | Hepatitis B #1 |
| 1 month | Hepatitis B #2 |
| 2 months | Pentacel #1 (DTaP, Polio, Hib), Prevnar #1, Rotavirus #1 |
| 4 months | Pentacel #2 (DTaP, Polio, Hib), Prevnar #2, Rotavirus #2 |
| 6 months | Pentacel #3 (DTaP, Polio, Hib), Prevnar #3, Rotavirus #3 |
| 9 months | Hepatitis B #3, Lead, Hemoglobin |
| 12 months | MMR #1, Prevnar #4 |
| 15 months | Varicella #1, Hepatitis A#1 |
| 18 months | DTaP #4, Hib #4, Lead, Hemoglobin |
| 2 years | Hepatitis A#2, Hemoglobin |
| 2 ½ years | Hemoglobin |
| 3 years | Hearing & Vision screening (yearly), Hemoglobin (yearly) |
| 4 years | Varicella#2, MMR #2 |
| 5 years | DTaP #5, Polio #4, Lead |
| 11 years | Tdap, Meningitis #1 |
| 12 years | HPV series (Gardasil) |
| 16 years | Meningitis #2 |
