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In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Chief Sanitary Inspector published a complete program of childhood vaccinations for 2018. The vaccination calendar has been divided into two parts – compulsory vaccinations and recommended additional vaccinations. Find out what you will vaccinate your child for and which vaccinations you will have to pay for.
Compulsory vaccinations – you need to know about it
Compulsory vaccinations apply to all children from the first day of life. Every parent should be aware of their impact on the health and proper development of the child. Vaccines protect the infant by inducing active artificial immunity that is similar to natural immunity obtained as a result of an infection or disease. Knowingly waiving the privilege of immunization can be fatal.
Vaccination calendar for the first year of a child’s life
First day:
– the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine,
– vaccination against tuberculosis.
2nd month of life:
– second dose of hepatitis B vaccine,
– vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough,
– vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type B,
– the first dose of pneumococcal vaccination.
Compulsory vaccination against pneumococci was introduced last year. All children born after January 1, 2017 can be vaccinated free of charge. Previously, vaccinations were obligatory only for premature babies, newborns whose birth weight did not exceed 2,5 kg, and children after 5 years of age with diagnosed diabetes, asthma or heart disease.
3nd month of life:
– a second dose of tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria vaccine,
– revaccination against Haemophilius influenzae,
– polio vaccination (first dose),
– subsequent vaccination against pneumococci.
5th – 6th month of life:
– third dose of tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria vaccine,
Polio revaccination,
– third dose of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine.
7nd month of life:
– the last dose of hepatitis B vaccine.
Vaccination calendar for the child’s second year of life
Children from two years of age must be immunized twice a year:
13th – 15th month of life:
– vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella (first dose),
– the last dose of the pneumococcal vaccine.
16th – 18th month of life:
– fourth dose of tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria vaccine,
– third polio dose,
– fourth dose of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine.
Vaccination calendar for school children
Subsequent mandatory booster vaccinations are performed after the child is 6 years old. During this period, it is necessary to re-vaccinate the little one against tetanus, whooping cough, diphtheria and a separate polio vaccine.
Schoolchildren receive three doses of booster vaccinations:
10 years of age – booster vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella,
14 years of age – booster vaccination against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough,
19 years of age – booster vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria.
The Chief Sanitary Inspectorate distinguished the following recommended (recommended) vaccinations:
against hepatitis A and B, measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, influenza, rotavirus, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, pneumococcus, meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, tick-borne encephalitis, cholera, typhoid fever, rabies, polio, yellow fever, HPV, and tuberculosis.