Using select products from the Sanofi WellChild Portfolio could mean 3 to 4 fewer shots, with less time spent preparing and administering vaccines1-3:

Products from the Sanofi WellChild Portfolio could save 3 to 4 shots per child compared to a pentavalent + HepB or Hib vaccine in the infant series and single-entity DTaP + Hib vaccines at the toddler visit.

There have been no comparative trials of the hexavalent and the DTaP-IPV-HepB vaccine.

PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS

patients and caregivers

Fewer shots needed

  • May help reduce shot burden at the 2-, 4-, 6-, and 15- to 18-month visits1-3

Greater likelihood of completion

  • May help address parents' concerns about the number of injections their infants receive4,5

STAFF

Fewer well-visit nurse hours

  • May help simplify some aspects of the immunization-related tasks3

Fewer NDCs

  • May help streamline tasks associated with billing and coding1-3

Fewer medical errors

  • May reduce preparation and administration errors that may accompany prepping and administering additional injections6
Baby getting a shot

OFFICE

Employees in the office

Fewer needles

  • Reduces the quantities of needles required for purchase, use, and disposal

More refrigerator space

  • Optimizes storage with fewer product doses

Less restocking likely

  • Reduces the number of products to order and manage

DTaP=Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis vaccination; HepB=Hepatitis B; Hib=Haemophilus influenzae type b.

Immunization Schedule

Immunization Schedule

See an example Sanofi WellChild immunization schedule
 

Immunization Schedule

Our Commitment

Shot savings are just one way that Sanofi is committed to advancing the immunization experience.

References: 1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule for ages 18 years or younger; United States, 2024. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/child/0-18yrs-child-combined-schedule.pdf 2. Vaxelis. Prescribing Information. MSP Vaccine Company. 3. Pellissier JM, Coplan PM, Jackson LA, May JE. The effect of additional shots on the vaccine administration process: results of a time-motion study in 2 settings. Am J Manag Care. 2000;6(9):1038-1044. 4. Kennedy A, Lavail K, Nowak G, Basket M, Landry S. Confidence about vaccines in the United States: understanding parents’ perceptions. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011;30(6):1151-1159. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0396 5. Kurosky SK, Davis KL, Krishnarajah G. Effect of combination vaccines on completion and compliance of childhood vaccinations in the United States. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017;13(11):2494-2502. doi:10.1080/21645515.2017.1362515 6. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. ISMP National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program: one in three vaccine errors associated with age-related factors. July 28, 2016. Accessed January 27, 2025. https://www.ismp.org/resources/ismp-national-vaccine-errors-reporting-program-one-three-vaccine-errors-associated-age