This section of the site will contain detailed explanations of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) that are covered on the US routine childhood immunization schedule, including their epidemiology, clinical manifestations, treatment options, and vaccine(s).


These include (in no particular order):

  1. Influenza

  2. Measles

  3. Mumps

  4. Rubella

  5. Varicella (chickenpox)

  6. Zoster (shingles) (though admittedly this one isn’t given in childhood)

  7. Pneumococcal

  8. Meningococcal

  9. Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)

  10. Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

  11. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

  12. Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

  13. Polio

  14. Rotavirus

  15. Diphtheria

  16. Tetanus

  17. Pertussis


An additional post for COVID-19 will be included at some point even though at this time it is not part of the routine childhood immunization schedule.

In the interim, you can search the site to find the specific information you are seeking. If it is not on this site, you should check the “other resources” tab and look on one of the listed sources there.