Drug Administration Route Needle Size Etc
Drug Administration Route Needle Size Etc
Drug Administration Route Needle Size Etc
Dose
Route
0.5 mL
IM
0.5 mL
IM
IM
Age
Vaccine
Hepatitis A (HepA)
Hepatitis B (HepB)
IM
0.5 mL
IM
0.2 mL
Intranasal spray
IM
Needle
Length
Infants (112 mos)
Injection Site
Fatty tissue over anterolat-
eral thigh muscle
8"
Age
Injection Site
0.1 mL
ID
0.5 mL
SC
5 "*
Newborns (1st 28 days)
8
0.5 mL
IM
1"
Infants (112 mos)
0.5 mL
SC
0.5 mL
IM
11"
Toddlers (12 yrs)
5 8 1"*
0.5 mL
IM or SC
0.5 mL
IM or SC
5 8 1"*
Children & teens
1"1"
(318 years)
Rotarix: 1.0 mL
Rotavirus (RV)
Rotateq: 2.0 mL
Oral
Male or female
less than 130 lbs
8 1"*
11"
1"
Varicella (Var)
0.5 mL
SC
Zoster (Zos)
0.65 mL
SC
Combination Vaccines
DTaP-HepB-IPV (Pediarix)
DTaP-IPV/Hib (Pentacel)
DTaP-IPV (Kinrix)
Hib-HepB (Comvax)
0.5 mL
IM
MMRV (ProQuad)
SC
HepA-HepB (Twinrix)
IM
*A 5/8" needle may be used for patients weighing less than 130 lbs (<60 kg) for IM
injection in the deltoid muscle only if the skin is stretched tight, the subcutaneous
tissue is not bunched, and the injection is made at a 90-degree angle.
90 angle
90 angle
skin
45 angle
skin
subcutaneous tissue
muscle
Administer
in area of
deltoid
subcutaneous tissue
muscle
Please note: Always refer to the package insert included with each biologic for complete vaccine administration information. CDCs Advisory Committee
on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for the particular vaccine should be reviewed as well (see www.immunize.org/acip).
Technical content reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Immunization Action Coalition Saint Paul, Minnesota 651- 647- 9009 www.immunize.org www.vaccineinformation.org
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