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Vaccines for Babies: Understanding the Vaccine Schedule

In this video, learn about the schedule pediatricians recommend for vaccinating children and why each vaccination is important.

Lauren Smith, MAPatricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Written by Lauren Smith, MA | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH
Updated on March 4, 2025

In this video, pediatricians discuss the vaccines for babies and young children, and the recommended schedule for receiving them.

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Additional Medical Contributors (3)
  • Preeti Parikh, MDPreeti Parikh, MD is the Executive Medical Director at GoodRx and served as the Chief Medical Officer of HealthiNation.
    • Dyan Hes, MDDr. Hes is a pediatrician and medical director of Gramercy Pediatrics in New York City. She is double board certified in pediatrics and obesity medicine.
      • Alok Patel, MDDr. Patel is a pediatrician at New York Presbyterian-Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

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