Fetal Vaccines

US & Canada Aborted Fetal Vaccines In CDC Recommended Immunization Schedule Format

Updated: December 09, 2011 

X  Indicates age vaccine is normally given.  

F—T  (From and To) Indicates range of ages when vaccine or boosters are normally given.

For Further Info on Vaccine Schedules Visit the CDC Website at www.cdc.gov

  Indicates Vaccines Using Aborted Fetal Cell Lines
Catch up age if not previously vaccinated
Additional doses for those at high risk
 Non shaded vaccines – Abortion not involved

Physician Vaccine Order Line:  

Merck: 800-422-9675   GSK:  866-475-8222
Chiron:  800 244-7668 (PST)   

Sanofi Pasteur:  800 822-2463
 Vaccine (No. of Doses) Birth 1-2 Mos 4 Mos 6 Mos 12 Mos 15 Mos 18 Mos 19-23 Mos 2-3 Yr 4-6 Yr 7-10 Yr 11-12 Yr 13-18 Yr

 Adult
Hepatitis-B (3)   X      X    F       T
Rotavirus  (3)      X    X    X
DTaP  (5)      X    X    X    F       T    X
HiB  (4)      X    X    X    F       T
Pneumococcal (4)      X    X    X    F       T
Polio (4)      X    X    F       T    X
Flu/H1N1 (Annually)    F     T
M-M-R  (2)    F        T  –    X
Varicella-Chickenpox (2)    F        T    X
Hepatitis-A (2)    F      T
Meningococcal MCV     F       T       X       X
Rabies As Required
Shingles/Zostavax     X

Aborted Fetal Version

Fetal Cells

Abortion Not Involved
Polio: Poliovax, Pentacel, DT Polio Adsorbed, Quadracel – Sanofi 

MRC-5

 IPOL – Separate dose Sanofi (Vero Cells) Pediarix: DTaP+Polio+Hep-B (GSK)Pediacel – Sanofi (Vero Cells) DTaP + Polio (All products)(Vero Cells)
MMR, Meruvax II, Priorix, MRVax, Erolalix, Biavax– Merck, GSK

RA273

WI-38

 Rubella:
None in US, Canada		 Measles Only:  Attenuvax
Merck  (Chick egg)		 Mumps Only:  Mumpsvax
Merck (Chick egg)
Varivax, Varilix – Merck, GSK
Proquad*, MMR-V*  – Merck

MRC-5,

RA273,WI-38

 ChickenpoxNone in US, Canada
Hepatitis-A: Vaqta, Havrix, Avaxim, Epaxal, Vivaxim – Merck, GSK, Sanofi
Hepatitis A-B combo:Twinrix – GSK

MRC-5

 Hepatitis-A
None in US, Canada
Rabies – Imovax – Sanofi

MRC-5

 RabAvert
Chiron  (Chick egg)
Shingles/Zostavax – Merck

MRC-5

 None in USA, Canada