The New Brunswick Routine Immunization Schedule is set by the Department of Health - Public Health.
The New Brunswick Routine Immunization Schedule is set by the Department of Health-Public Health. Vaccines recommended in the Routine Immunization Schedule are provided by Public Health and other health-care providers throughout New Brunswick. “On time” and “on schedule” immunization provide the best protection against vaccine preventable diseases.
Age |
Vaccine |
Birth |
Hepatitis B |
2 months |
Hepatitis B DTaP-IPV-Hib1 Pneumococcal conjugate Rotavirus |
4 months |
DTaP-IPV-Hib Pneumococcal conjugate Rotavirus |
6 months |
Hepatitis B DTaP-IPV-Hib Rotavirus |
12 months |
MMRV2 Meningococcal conjugate C Pneumococcal conjugate |
18 months |
DTaP-IPV-Hib |
4 years |
Tdap-IPV3 |
Yearly (starting at 6 months) |
Influenza |
Age |
Vaccine |
Grade 7 |
HPV4 + Tdap5 |
| Grade 9 | Meningococcal conjugate ACYW-135 |
Age |
Vaccine |
Adulthood 18 years of age and older |
Influenza yearly. Td6 should be given every 10 years. Tdap should replace one of the Td doses. The Tdap vaccine should be offered to women during every pregnancy.7 |
≥65 years |
Pneumococcal polysaccharide (one dose only) |
≥65 years |
High Dose Influenza (yearly) |
Adults born after 1970 should contact their health-care provider or Public Health office for information about measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) immunization. |
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Influenza standard dose is recommended for all residents of New Brunswick six months of age and older. Fluzone High-Dose vaccine is a targeted program for all those 65 years and over. |
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1 DTaP-IPV-Hib: diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio, & Haemophilus influenzae type B
2 MMRV: measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
3 Tdap-IPV: tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio
4 HPV: human papillomavirus
5 Tdap: tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis
6 Td: tetanus and diphtheria
7 Tdap: pregnant women regardless of their age