Here are the screening tests and immunizations for children more than two years old. Although you and your healthcare provider may decide that a different schedule is best for your child, this plan can guide your discussion.
Screening
Who needs it
How often
Dental caries
All children
Every six months
Vision
All children under age 5
At least once
HIV
All adolescents at high risk
At routine checkups
Immunization
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
All females between ages 11 and 12
Three doses total, with the second dose at 2 months after the first, and the third dose 6 months after the first dose
Diphtheria
Dose between ages 4 and 6, and booster between ages 11 and 12
Tetanus
Pertussis
Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR)
Second dose recommended between ages 4 and 6
Chickenpox (varicella)
Pneumococcal (polysaccharide)
Those at risk
Once after age 2
Influenza
Yearly
Inactivated polio
One dose between ages 4 and 6
Meningococcal
One dose between ages 11 and 12. High risk groups should receive one dose between ages 2 and 10
Hepatitis A
Those at risk or not fully vaccinated
At age 2. Second dose at least six months later
Screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Immunization schedule from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)