General Child Health
Immunization Schedule Suggested by Turkish Ministry of Health (Updated on October 22nd, 2010)
Birth | 1 mo | 2 mos | 4 mos | 6 mos | 12 mos | 15 mos | 18 mos | 19-23 mos | 2-3 yrs | 61 yrs | 132 yaş |
| Hep B | Hep B | Hep B | |||||||||
| DPT | DPT | DPT | DPT | DPT | |||||||
| HIB | HIB | HIB | HIB | ||||||||
| PCV | PCV | PCV | PCV | ||||||||
| IPV | IPV | IPV | IPV | ||||||||
| MMR | MMR | ||||||||||
| Hep A°x | |||||||||||
| Varicellax | |||||||||||
| Influenza (annually)* | |||||||||||
| Rotax | Rotax | Rotax | |||||||||
| BCG | |||||||||||
| OPV | OPV | ||||||||||
| dT | |||||||||||
EXPLANATIONS | |
| x | Those vaccines are not included in obligatory vaccine schedule in Turkey. |
| 1 | It is given in school, in the first grade of the primary schools. |
| 2 | It is given in school, in the 8th grade of the primary schools. |
| * | Influenza vaccination is recommended at two doses during the first season for children six months through eight years. If it was done once in the first year, it is recommended twice in the next year. |
| ° | Children require two doses of Hepatitis A vaccine for long term prevention. The first dose is given at 12-23 months of age. Second dose should be given after 6-18 months. This vaccine may be given all children older than 12 months. |
* Coloured boxes show that vaccine may be administered in that interval.
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