Vaccine Philosophy

The doctors at Genesee-Transit Pediatrics believe that immunizations are the single most important health service that we provide in order to give your child the best chance at a healthy life. We firmly support the American Academy of Pediatrics and the medical evidence behind the academy’s position that childhood vaccinations are safe when given in the currently established schedule, and that vaccines do not cause autism or developmental delays. We advocate for our patients, your children, on all aspects of providing care. The strength of this conviction is unwavering, and that is why we strongly recommend following the childhood immunization schedule, as published. We also, as parents, have followed the recommended schedule for our own children as well.

Thankfully, many parents and even pediatricians have not witnessed cases of diphtheria, tetanus, bacterial meningitis, epiglottitis, and measles because of the successful vaccination campaigns of the past. We should not be casual about this issue nor let down our guard against these incapacitating and deadly illnesses.

Refusing or delaying vaccines puts your child and the children of your community at risk. Currently about 10% of children in the United States are unvaccinated. With this statistic on the rise unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated children no longer have the benefit of “herd immunity” to protect them from vaccine communicable diseases. Non-immunized children become ill and allow these vaccine preventable illnesses to spread through a community. In the process, children with immune deficiencies or cancer, who are unable to receive vaccines, are susceptible, as well. This may be a child in your daughter’s classroom, a girl you pass by at the grocery store, or a boy sitting next to you in our waiting room.

You have put your trust in us to care for your children. Trust us to keep your children safe from vaccine communicable illnesses. Their lives may depend on it. We’re proud to provide vaccinations for children across Buffalo, NY; Depew, NY; West Seneca, NY; Lancaster, NY; and Cheektowaga, NY.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact us today.

Darlene A. Dzik, MD, John A. Dzik, MD,
Khristina Kasuba, MD, Alessandra M. Palma, MD
& Eric G. Sickels, MD

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Vaccine Information

COVID-19 Vaccine EUA (null) - null

DTaP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis) - Daptacel, Infanrix, Tripedia

Flu Shot (Influenza (Flu) Vaccine) - Fluzone, Fluvirin, Fluarix

Hep A (Hepatitis A) - Havrix, Vaqta

Hep B (Hepatitis B) - Engerix-B, Recombivax HB

Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b) - PedvaxHIB, ActHIB, Hiberix, HibTITER

HPV Gardasil-9 (Human Papillomavirus) - Gardasil-9

IPV (Polio) - Ipol

Meningococcal (Serogroup B - Men B) (Serogroup B Meningococcal (Men B)) - Trumenba

Meningococcal ACWY (Meningococcal ACWY Vaccines) - Menomune, Menactra, Menveo

MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) - M-M-R II

MMRV (Measles, Mumps, Rubella & Varicella) - ProQuad

PCV13 (Pneumococcal Conjugate) - Prevnar 13

PPV (Pneumococcal Polysaccharide) - null

Rotavirus (Rotavirus) - RotaTeq, Rotarix

TdaP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) - Boostrix, Adacel

Varicella (Chickenpox) - Varivax

Immunization Schedule

16-17 years	Meningococcal ACWY
Birth	Hep B Hep B Hep B
1 month	Hep B
2 months	DTaP DTaP DTaP, Polio, HIB (Pentacel) Hep B Hep B Hib Hib IPV IPV PCV13 PCV13 Pneumococcal (Prevnar) Rotavirus
4 months	DTaP DTaP DTaP, Polio, HIB (Pentacel) Hib Hib IPV IPV PCV13 PCV13 Pneumococcal (Prevnar) Rotavirus
6 months	DTaP DTaP DTaP, Polio, HIB (Pentacel) Hep B Hib Hib IPV IPV PCV13 PCV13 Pneumococcal (Prevnar) Rotavirus
6 months + (yearly)	Flu Shot Flu Shot
9 months	Hep B Hep B
12 months	Hep A MMR MMR MMR PCV13 PCV13 Varicella Varicella
15 months	DTaP DTaP, Polio, HIB (Pentacel) Hib MMR Pneumococcal (Prevnar) Varicella
18 months	DTaP Hep A Hep A Hib IPV
2 years	Hep A Hep A Hep A
4 years	DTaP IPV MMR Varicella
4-6 years	IPV, DTaP (Kinrix) MMR Varicella
5 years	DTaP IPV MMR
10+ years	Meningococcal (Men B)
11 years	TdaP TdaP
11-12 years	HPV (Gardasil) HPV (Gardasil) HPV (Gardasil) Meningococcal Meningococcal ACWY Meningococcal ACWY Serogroup B Meningococcal
15 years	HPV (Gardasil)
16 years	Meningococcal ACWY
16-18 years	Meningococcal Meningococcal (Men B)
17-18 years	Meningococcal (Men B)