Immunizations / Vaccine Program

The practice administers vaccines to children for protection against infectious diseases.

Some health insurance plans pay for vaccines. For those children that do not have health insurance, the state of South Carolina in conjunction with the federal government will provide vaccines at no cost to the parent/guardian. The program is known as, Vaccine For Children (VFC). The vaccines are purchased through a state contract direct from the manufacturers and are not generic.

Regardless of the source of payment for vaccines, immunizations are required for daycare and school.

The VFC program will provide vaccines for children who are eligible under one or more of the following categories:

Are enrolled in the SC Medicaid program
Child is an American Indian/Alaskan Native
Have no health insurance

Immunization Schedule

Examination	Immunization
2-3 Days	None
2 Weeks	None
2 Months	Rotavirus, Pentacel, Prevnar, Hep B
4 Months	Rotavirus, Pentacel, Prevnar
6 Months	Pentacel, Prevnar, Rotavirus
9 Months	Hep B
12 Months	MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and HepA
15 Months	Prevnar, Chicken Pox (Varivax), and Pentacel
18 Months	Hep A
2 Years	None
3 Years	None
4-5 Years	MMR, Varivax, Quadracel
11-12 Years	Adacel, Gardasil, Meningcoocal
16 & Over	Meningcococcal Vaccine

** Daptacel = DtaP

Adacel = Tdap

Pentacel = DTaP/IPV/HIB

Annual flu vaccinations recommended every year.

Physicals are due every year.