Philippine Childhood Immunization 2011

I have been monitoring my child’s immunization schedule and in line with these I would like to share the Childhood Immunization Schedule for 2011 that I have research from the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV).

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Annotations:

Vaccines in the Pink Area, enclosed in parenthesis -BCG, DTwp, OPV, Measles, Hepatitis B, MMR and Hib.

– are vaccines given in the Philippine Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) of the department of health.

 

Vaccines outside the pink area (other recommended vaccines) –MMRV, Hepatitis A, DTap, Tdap, IPV, Pneumococcal, Rotavirus, Influenza and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine.

– These vaccines are not part of the Philippine EPI but because of merit are advocated by the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS), Pedidatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP), and the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV).

 

BCG  – Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine – given intradermally (ID)

-should be given at the earliest possible age after birth within the first two months of life.  This vaccine is a preparation used to immunize individuals against tuberculosis.

 

MEASLES vaccine – given subcutaneously (SC)

-given at 9 months of age but may be given as early as 6 months of age in cases of outbreaks.

 

HEPATITIS B Vaccine – given intramuscularly (IM)

First dose given within the first 12 hours of life. The Hepatitis B birth dose may be used as the first dose in 3-dose primary series. Doses are given at least 4 weeks apart. A fourth dose is needed for the following:

• If the third dose is given below six months.
• If no birth dose is given using the EPI schedule of 6, 10, and 14 weeks.
• For preterm less than 2 kgs. The initial dose should not be counted in the 3-dose  immunization schedule.

 

DTwp/DTAP/DPT

-Vaccines against three infectious diseases namely diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus.

 

MMR – Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) – given subcutaneously (SC)

-minimum age is 12 months. Administer the second dose at age four through six years. However, the second dose may be administered at an earlier age provided the interval between the first and second dose is at least one month.

Update on Philippine Childhood Immunization 2012