Table 2.
Recommended minimum ages and intervals between doses for DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB vaccine administration
Dose | Minimum age | Minimum interval to next dose |
---|---|---|
First dose | 6 Weeks | 4 Weeks |
Second dose | 10 Weeks | 4 Weeks |
Third dose | 24 Weeksa) | - |
DTaP, diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis; IPV, inactivated poliovirus; Hib, Haemophilus influenzae type b; HepB, hepatitis B.
If the third vaccination is given before 24 weeks of age, an additional dose of monovalent hepatitis B vaccine should be administered at age ≥24 weeks to complete the hepatitis B series (if vaccine components other than HepB were properly spaced).