Australia The Immunise Australia Program implements the National Immunization Program (NIP) Schedule. All vaccines available under the Australian immunization schedule are free of charge under the
Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Austria Austrian vaccine recommendations are developed by the National Vaccination Board (), which is part of the
Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection. Children aged 14 and older can be vaccinated without parental consent.
Brazil All recommended vaccines are provide free of charge by the public health services.
Canada In Canada, publicly funded immunization schedules may vary from province or territory.
Alberta British Columbia New Brunswick Ontario Quebec Finland ;History :1960: Mumps vaccinations for military recruits. :1975: Measles vaccination for 1 year old children. :1975: Rubella vaccination for 11–13 years old girls and seronegative mothers. :1982: Two doses of MMR vaccination at 14–18 months and 6 years of age were introduced in the national childhood vaccination programme. :2009: Rotavirus vaccine introduced at 2, 3 and 5 months to all children (September 2009) :2010: PCV introduced at 3, 5 and 12 months of age to all children (September 2010). :2013: HPV vaccination of girls introduced :2017: Varicella vaccination introduced (1 September 2017) at 18 months, 6 years + catch-up of all born from 1 January 2006 or after with no history of varicella. :2020: HPV vaccination of boys introduced
France Germany In Germany, a vaccination schedule is developed by the
Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO), which operates as part of the
Robert Koch Institute. The recommendations are generally adopted by the
Federal Joint Committee.
Hong Kong In Hong Kong,
Department of Health is responsible for providing free vaccinations from newborns up to primary school students.
India In India, the standard vaccination schedule is recommended by the
Indian Academy of Paediatrics(IAP). The latest schedule was the one given in 2016.
Italy Japan The vaccination schedule in Japan is defined and partially recommended by () and its related (). As of January 2020, fourteen infections are Category A diseases and two are Category B on the legal lists. The Act and the Order were enacted for mandatory vaccination in 1948 with punitive clauses, only the clauses were repealed in 1976 and eventually vaccination has become non-mandatory since 1994. Only in the legal term in Japan, citizens get old one day before their birthdays. If a person was born on January 1, 2020, and Immunization Act specifies vaccine against measles could be received from age 12 months to 24 months, vaccination shall be practiced between December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021 (not between January 2021 and January 2022.) :1958: First Schedule: DTwP and DT :1961: Polio (OPV) added :1971: Measles, rubella and tetanus toxoid added :1979: Rubella changed to girls only :1988: HepB added :1990: MMR replaced measles and rubella :1994: HIB added; Td replaced tetanus toxoid :1996: DT dropped :1997: Influenza added :2000: DTaP replaced DTwP :2002: IPV replaced OPV :2006:
MeNZB and Tdap added :2008: MeNZB dropped, PCV7 added, HPV4 added for females only :2011: PCV10 replaced PCV7 :2014: RV5 added, PCV13 replaced PCV10 :2017: HPV9 replaced HPV4 and extended to males, RV1 replaced RV5, PCV10 replaced PCV13, VV added. :2018: HZ added. :2020: Td dropped.
Nigeria All recommended vaccines are provide free of charge by the Federal Ministry of Health.
Spain United Kingdom The United Kingdom childhood vaccination schedule is recommended by the Department of Health and
National Health Service, and uses combination immunisations where available.
Non-routine vaccinations Some children may receive vaccines in addition to those listed in the table: •
BCG vaccine is given at birth to "children born in areas of the country where there are high numbers of TB cases" and "children whose parents or grandparents were born in a country with many cases of TB."
Pneumococcus vaccinations (pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine/PPV) are recommended for those over 65 and for people without a functional spleen (
asplenia), either because the spleen has been removed or does not work properly.
Flu vaccine is recommended for anyone who is aged 65 years and over, people with certain long-term medical conditions, health and social care professionals, pregnant women, and
poultry workers. The shingles vaccine is recommended for those over 70.
United States The most up-to-date schedules are available from CDC's
National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. In the US, the
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act requires all health-care providers to provide parents or patients with copies of Vaccine Information Statements before administering vaccines.
During pregnancy The CDC recommends pregnant women receive some vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine a month or more before pregnancy. The Tdap vaccine (to help protect against whooping cough) is recommended
during pregnancy. Other vaccines, like the flu shot, can be given before or during pregnancy, depending on whether or not it is flu season. Vaccination is safe right after giving birth, even while breastfeeding. == History ==