Children's Vaccination Guide: Staying on Schedule in 2026

Childhood vaccination prevents an estimated 2–3 million deaths globally every year and has eliminated or dramatically reduced diseases that once killed hundreds of thousands of American children annually.The 2026 Recommended ScheduleThe CDC ACIP 2026 schedule covers vaccines from birth through age 18 including hepatitis B, rotavirus, DTaP, Hib, pneumococcal, polio, MMR, varicella, hepatitis A, meningococcal, HPV, and annual influenza.Addressing the Vaccine-Autism MythThe claim that the MMR vaccine causes autism has been studied exhaustively and definitively refuted. Dozens of large, independent studies involving millions of children across multiple countries have found no link between any vaccine and autism.Catch-Up VaccinationChildren who have missed vaccines can be caught up without starting from the beginning. Your paediatrician can review your child's immunisation record and develop a personalised catch-up plan. It is never too late.