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Immunization Schedule — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

Live vaccines = ≥ 12 mo

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Health Promotion & Maintenance 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Immunization Schedule on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Birth

Key facts

HepB at birth dose 1

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2-6 Mo

Key facts

DTaP, IPV, Hib, PCV, RV
Series 2, 4, 6 months

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12-15 Mo

Key facts

MMR, varicella = live, ≥ 12 mo
Hep A, Hib/PCV boosters

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Avoid

Key facts

Live = no immunocompromised/preg
Hold if mod-severe illness
Mild cold = OK to give

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Quick Tip

Hepatitis B is given at birth; the full primary series spans 0-18 months.

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