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    Vaccine Minimum Age at 1st Dose Number of Doses Dose Minimum Interval Between Doses Route Site Reason

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    This document outlines the vaccine schedule in the Philippines, including the minimum age, number of doses, dose interval, administration route and site for various vaccines. It provides brief reasons for each vaccine, highlighting their importance in protecting against life-threatening diseases like tuberculosis, hepatitis B, pneumonia, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles and rubella. The vaccines aim to provide protection from early childhood through routine immunization to reduce infection rates and prevent complications later in life.

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    This document outlines the vaccine schedule in the Philippines, including the minimum age, number of doses, dose interval, administration route and site for various vaccines. It provides brief reasons for each vaccine, highlighting their importance in protecting against life-threatening diseases like tuberculosis, hepatitis B, pneumonia, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles and rubella. The vaccines aim to provide protection from early childhood through routine immunization to reduce infection rates and prevent complications later in life.

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    This document outlines the vaccine schedule in the Philippines, including the minimum age, number of doses, dose interval, administration route and site for various vaccines. It provides brief reasons for each vaccine, highlighting their importance in protecting against life-threatening diseases like tuberculosis, hepatitis B, pneumonia, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles and rubella. The vaccines aim to provide protection from early childhood through routine immunization to reduce infection rates and prevent complications later in life.

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    Vaccine Minimum Number Dose Minimum Route Site Reason

    Age at of Interval
    1st Dose Doses Between
    Doses

    Bacillus Birth or 1 dose 0.05 none Intradermal Right deltoid BCG given at earliest possible
    Calmette- anytime mL region of the age protects the possibility of
    Guérin after birth arm TB meningitis and other TB
    infections in which infants are
    prone

    Hepatitis B At birth 1 dose 0.5 none Intramuscular Upper outer An early start of Hepatitis B
    Vaccine mL portion of the vaccine reduces the chance of
    thigh, Vastus being infected and becoming a
    Lateralis (R- carrier.
    LR) Prevents liver cirrhosis and liver
    cancer which are more likely to
    develop if infected with
    Hepatitis B early in life. About
    9,000 died of complications of
    Hepatitis B. 10% of Filipinos
    have Hepatitis B infection
    Pneumococcal 6 weeks old/ 3 doses 0.5 1 ½ month, 2 Intramuscular Upper outer Pneumococcal conjugate
    Conjugate 1 ½ month mL ½ months, 3 portion of the vaccine (PCV) is a
    Vaccine (PCV) ½ months thigh; pneumococcal vaccine and a
    vastus lateralis conjugate vaccine used to
    protect infants, young children,
    and adults against disease
    caused by the bacterium
    Streptococcus pneumoniae (the
    pneumococcus).

    Pentavalent 6 weeks old 3 doses 0.5 1 ½ month, 2 Intramuscular Upper outer Protection to a child from 5 life-
    Vaccine / 1 ½ month mL ½ months, 3 portion of the threatening diseases:
    ½ months thigh, Vastus Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus,
    Lateralis (L- Hepatitis B and Hib
    RL) (Haemophilus influenzae type
    b)

    Oral Polio 6 weeks old 3 doses 1-2 1 ½ month, 2 Oral Mouth The extent of protection
    Vaccine / 1 ½ month drops ½ months, 3 against polio is increased the
    ½ months earlier the OPV is given.
    Keeps the Philippines
    poliofree.
    Inactivated 3 ½ months 1 dose 0.5 none Intramuscular Upper outer Protect against polio, or
    Polio mL portion of the poliomyelitis
    Vaccine thigh

    Measles and 6 months 1 dose 0.5 none Subcutaneous Posterior triceps The MR vaccine is needed to
    Rubella old mL aspect of the protect the child against
    upper arm measles and rubella

    Measles, 9 months 2 dose 0.5 9 months old Subcutaneous Upper outer The MMR vaccine is a vaccine
    Mumps, and old mL / 1 year old portion of the against measles, mumps, and
    Rubella arms, Right rubella (German measles)
    Vaccine deltoid

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