From HepB to Tdap, School Vaccine Season More Complex Than Ever - The
growing list of childhood vaccinations reads like an alphabet soup: Hib,
HepA, HepB, IPV, PCV, MCV4, DTaP, Tdap, varicella and influenza. Parents
dragging their kids to the doctor's office for those required school shots
can expect to hear about more vaccines and, if they're uninsured, new
expenses. Twenty years ago, it cost $75 to $100 to immunize a child with the
four available vaccines. Today, 12 are generally recommended for kids and
adolescents, at a private-sector cost of about $1,250.
Recommended Immunization Schedules
Michigan's Recommended Immunization Schedule
Recommended
Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule (United States, 2003) -
click here to
download this PDF file (size=114kb).
This schedule indicates the recommended
ages for routine administration of currently licensed childhood vaccines,
as of December 1, 2002, for children through age 18 years. See schedule for
additional instructions and information. Also,
you can now download the 2003
Childhood and
Adult Immunization Schedules in Spanish!
Michigan Parents:
Are you looking for your child's immunization record?
Children born in
Michigan from 1994 to present are in the Michigan Childhood Immunization
Registry (MCIR). Some older children, up to their 20th birthday, are also in
the MCIR. You may now request your own child's Official State of Michigan
Immunization Record! Visit
http://www.mcir.org/par_immunization.htm to learn more.
