Vaccination Schedule For Premature Babies

The second dose should be given at 1 month of age and the final dose by 6 months of age.

Vaccination schedule for premature babies.

Women without evidence of immunity to rubella and varicella should be vaccinated immediately after delivery. 2 doses 8 weeks apart. Hib vaccine protects against haemophilus influenzae type b hib a bacteria that causes an infection in the brain and spinal cord that can damage a baby s brain and hearing. Infants living in households with pregnant women should be vaccinated with rotavirus vaccine according to the same schedule as infants in households without pregnant women.

The 1st dose of 23vppv should be given at 4 years of age and the 2nd dose given at least 5 years later. The doses of 13vpcv should be given at 2 4 6 and 12 months of age. This table covers the basics of the cdc s recommended vaccination schedule. The number of simultaneous injections can be decreased for tiny infants with limited injection sites.

Pregnant women should be evaluated for evidence of immunity to rubella and varicella and be tested for the presence of hbsag during every pregnancy 10 20 52. The immunization of lbw and vlbw infants born to hbsag negative mothers with hepatitis b vaccine as early as 1 month of age allows more latitude when initiating the routine childhood immunization schedule while the pt infant is in the hospital. Your baby will get four vaccines on the same day. If a pregnant woman tests positive for hbv during routine prenatal screening or at the time of delivery her child must receive the first dose of hepatitis b vaccine within 12 hours of birth.

All preterm infants born at 28 weeks gestation are recommended to receive 4 doses of 13vpcv 13 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 2 doses of 23vppv 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Childhood immunisations guide for the parents of premature babies born up to and including 31 december 2019 this leaflet features the immunisation schedule from autumn 2019. 1 dose at least 8 weeks after previous dose. 2 or more doses before age 12 months.

Vaccines other than hepatitis b should be commenced from 6 weeks of age day 42 and where possible be given prior to discharge from hospital. First vaccination for premature babies if your baby is in hospital when they are two months old their first vaccinations are still due. Immunise preterm infants according to the recommended schedule based on their chronological age as opposed to their corrected age. Written by amy boulanger updated on august 13 2020.