Titel: Vaccinscheman inom EU behöver göras mer lika [summary] (serie: Tema barnvaccinationer) 2008 nr 22 sid 1665-9

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Summary:
The worldwide variation in vaccination schedules often induces questions about complementary vaccinations to children in migrating families. Also the European vaccination programmes seem to differ widely, but there are in fact many similarities. A two or three-dose priming schedule, with 1, 1 ? or 2 months interval within the three-dose schedule, is used for immunisation against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b and in many countries also against hepatitis B. In some countries hepatitis B vaccination is started at birth. An early booster at 10-24 months is also generally implemented, with very few exceptions. At least one additional booster dose against diphtheria and tetanus is recommended within the age intervals 4-7 or 11-18 years of age. Most countries also have scheduled boosters against polio and pertussis within these intervals. Nowadays all countries offer two doses of MMR. The first dose is usually given at 12-18 months of age, while there is a wide age range for the second dose. A majority of countries give the second MMR at 3-9 years of age, five countries at 13-24 months whereas nine countries vaccinate at 9-13 years of age.

Rose-Marie Carlsson, Leif Gothefors, Marta Granström

Correspondence: Rose-Marie Carlsson, Avdelningen för epidemiologi, Smittskyddsinstitutet, SE-171 82 Solna, Sweden Rose-Marie.Carlsson@smi.ki.se