Here is a list of vaccines that are scheduled between birth and the age of 18 in the US.
In the US, children typically receive around 16 different vaccines (with multiple doses of some) before the age of 18, according to the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule.
Total Doses
By the time a child turns 18, they receive around 50 doses of vaccines, including boosters.
Key Vaccines & Schedule
Here’s a general breakdown:
Birth – 6 Years Old:
Hepatitis B (HepB) – 3 doses
Rotavirus (RV) – 2 or 3 doses
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (DTaP) – 5 doses
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib) – 3 or 4 doses
Pneumococcal (PCV13 or PCV15) – 4 doses
Polio (IPV) – 4 doses
Influenza (Flu) – Yearly from 6 months onward
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) – 2 doses
Varicella (Chickenpox) – 2 doses
Hepatitis A (HepA) – 2 doses
7 – 18 Years Old:
Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap) – 1 dose (booster at age 11-12)
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – 2 or 3 doses (recommended at 11-12)
Meningococcal (MenACWY) – 2 doses (one at 11-12, booster at 16)
Meningococcal B (MenB) – Optional for ages 16-23 (2 doses)
Influenza (Flu) – Yearly doses continue
COVID-19 (if recommended based on current guidance)
This is the UK.
As of 2024, a child in the UK will typically receive the following vaccines before turning 18 under the NHS childhood immunisation schedule:
Birth
Hepatitis B (if at risk, e.g., mother has hepatitis B)
8 Weeks Old
6-in-1 vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough (Pertussis), Polio, Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b), and Hepatitis B)
Pneumococcal (PCV)
Rotavirus (oral vaccine)
MenB (Meningococcal B vaccine)
12 Weeks Old
6-in-1 vaccine (second dose)
Rotavirus (oral, second dose)
16 Weeks Old
6-in-1 vaccine (third dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV) second dose
MenB (second dose)
1 Year Old
Hib/MenC (combined Haemophilus influenzae type b & Meningitis C vaccine)
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella, first dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV, third dose)
MenB (third dose)
3 Years, 4 Months Old (Preschool Booster)
MMR (second dose)
4-in-1 vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Polio booster)
12-13 Years Old (Girls and Boys)
HPV (Human Papillomavirus, two doses, protects against cervical cancer and some other cancers)
14 Years Old (Teenage Booster)
3-in-1 vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Polio booster)
MenACWY (Meningococcal groups A, C, W, and Y vaccine)
Optional Vaccines (for at-risk groups)
Flu vaccine (offered annually to young children and at-risk teens)
BCG (Tuberculosis vaccine) (if at high risk)
Hepatitis B vaccine (if at high risk)
Chickenpox vaccine (for certain at-risk children)
By 18 years old, a child in the UK will have received around 16+ different vaccines, many of them in multiple doses.
As a kid I remember a receiving a polio, diptheria, small pox and whooping cough. I had the TB test when I was 13 and didn’t receive the jab itself.
I remember being bitten by a dog so they gave me a tetanus jab. That was it.
Each one was a single dose.
A few years later if a kid in a class picked up chicken pox or mumps or measles they had parties so all the kids caught it. That probably wasn't the best move back then. One of our neighbours kids was brain damaged by measles.
Notice that the the first two in the US receive Hepatitis B and Rotavirus can be given them from birth to six years old. That sounds a bit bonkers to me.