PWG Vaccine Policy

At PWG we believe that vaccines are safe and important for the health and welfare of your child, your family and our community. It is our policy that patients in our practice must be vaccinated, we follow the current American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.

Vaccine Information Statements.

Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) are information sheets produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that explain to vaccine recipients, their parents, or their legal representatives both the benefits and risks of a vaccine. Click the links below to access PDF files for the following vaccines.

Age / Well Visit	Vaccine
1 week	Hepatitis B if not given at hospital
1 month	Hepatitis B
2 months	DTaP–HiB–IPV, PCV15, Rotavirus
4 months	DTaP–HiB–IPV, PCV15, Rotavirus
6 months	DTaP–HiB–IPV, PCV15, Rotavirus
9 months	Hepatitis B
12 months	MMR, Hepatitis A
15 months	Varicella, PCV15
18 months	DTaP–HiB–IPV, Hepatitis A if possible
24 months	Hepatitis A if not given at 18 months
30 months	Catch up on vaccines if needed
4 years	DTaP–IPV    and/or  MMRV
5 years	MMRV  and/or  DTaP–IPV
6 years	PPD evaluation  if needed
11 years	TdaP, HPV, Meningococcal
12 years	HPV
16 years	Meningococcal
17-19 years	TdaP  Meningococcal B
6 months and up	Influenza vaccine

Additional immunizations

• COVID 19 for 6 months and older. We are only offering COVID 19 vaccines for children 6 months to 4 years of age who are existing patients
• RSV for infants birth to 8 months

 

 

 

 

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