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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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
Go back to the information about the Vaccine Schedule.