Vaccines keep children healthy, and maintaining the advised schedule with your Trophy Club TX pediatrician is important, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and Centers for Disease Control And Prevention. So, when was the last time your child visited Trophy Club Family Medicine?

More About Vaccines:

Parents need to be on top of their children's vaccine schedule. During your child's well visit, you can discuss vaccination schedules with your child's pediatrician. You can slow down the vaccination schedule.

Here's a schedule you can follow:

• Children from 0-6 years have a schedule
• Children from 7-18 years have a schedule
• There's even a Catch-up Schedule for people who have started late and are more than 1 month behind

What types of vaccines are there?

There are 4 main types of vaccines:

• Live-attenuated vaccines, which contain a weakened form of the germ.
• Inactivated vaccines, which contain a killed/dead version of the germ.
• Conjugate vaccines use specific pieces of the germ (protein or sugar).
• Toxoid vaccines, which contain a toxin made by the germ.

Vaccines your Child Needs:

Do you still want to learn more from your Trophy Club pediatrician?

Vaccines play a role in providing the necessary preventive health needs for your child. Some examples of vaccines and the age to get them are included in the following:

• Diphtheria, tetanus, & acellular pertussis3 (DTaP for individuals less than 7 years)
• Meningococcal11 (MenACWY-D for individuals who are 9 months or older, while MenACWY-CRM is for individuals who are 2 months or older)
• Tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis13 (Tdap for individuals who are 7 years or older)
• Inactivated poliovirus6 (IPV for individuals less than 18 years)
   

Other vaccines include but aren't limited to Influenza7 (IIV), measles, mumps, rubella8 (MMR), and Varicella9 (VAR).

Consultation:

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's immunization schedule and need to consult a pediatrician, don't hesitate to call Trophy Club Family Medicine in Trophy Club, TX, by calling 817-430-9111.