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Summary chart, vaccination schedule Bulgaria
| The Bulgarian Childhood Vaccination Schedule |
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DTaP |
IPV |
Hib |
MMR |
dT |
HepB |
PCV |
BCG |
| At birth |
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Yes |
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Yes |
| 1 month |
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Yes |
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| 2 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| 3 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| 4 months |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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| 6 months |
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Yes |
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| 7 months |
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Yes4 |
| 12 months |
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Yes3 |
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| 13 months |
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Yes |
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| 16 months |
Yes1 |
Yes1 |
Yes1 |
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| 6 years |
Yes |
Yes |
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| 7 years |
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Yes5 |
| 11 years |
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Yes5 |
| 12 years |
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Yes |
Yes |
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| 17 years |
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Yes2 |
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Yes5 |
The Bulgarian Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 1 November 2010
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| 1 |
Not earlier than 1 year after the 3rd dose. |
| 2 |
dT vaccination recommended at 25 years of age and every 10 years thereafter. |
| 3 |
Not earlier than 6 months after the 3rd dose. |
| 4 |
Only for children without scar after first shot and Mantoux negative (using Purified Protein Derivative). |
| 5 |
Only for those Mantoux negative (using Purified Protein Derivative). |
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Historic changes
Measles:
| 1969 |
Measles vaccine introduced in Bulgaria |
| 1969-1971 |
Catch-up campaigns, targeting all children 1 to 8 years of age without measles history |
| 1972 |
Measles immunization became universal in Bulgaria |
| 1972-1982 |
Routine immunization with one dose measles vaccine at 10 or more months of age |
| 1976 & 1981 |
Follow-up measles immunization campaigns for 2-14 years and 2-6 years old children regardless of their vaccination status |
| 1983 |
Universal Measles immunization with two doses measles vaccine |
| 1983-1985 |
Routine immunization with two doses measles vaccine
1st dose at 12 months of age
2nd dose at 4 age of age |
| 1986-1992 |
Routine immunization with two doses measles vaccine
1st dose at 12 months of age
2nd dose at 24 months of age |
| 1992 |
Follow-up measles immunization campaign for 12-14 years old children regardless of their vaccination status |
| 1993 |
Introduction of combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine into national vaccination schedule for the first dose at 13 months of age |
| 1993-2000 |
Routine immunization with two doses
1st dose (MMR) at 13 months of age
2nd dose (monovalent measles vaccine) at 12 years of age |
| 2000-2001 |
Introduction of MMR vaccine into national vaccination schedule for the second dose at 12 years of age. |
| Since 2001 |
Routine two dose immunization with MMR vaccine
1st dose MMR at 13 months of age
2nd dose MMR at 12 years of age |
Rubella:
| 1988 |
Monovalent Rubella vaccine introduced in Bulgaria . Selective vaccination program offered for girls 16-18 years of age in a few districts |
| 1989-1991 |
Routine vaccination of 15-13 yrs old girls with one dose monovalent Rubella vaccine |
| 1992-2000 |
Routine vaccination of 12 year old girls with monovalent Rubella vaccine |
| 1993 |
Combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine introduced in Bulgaria for the first dose at 13 months of age to girls and boys |
| 1993-2000 |
Routine immunization with two doses
1st dose (MMR) at 13 months of age
2nd dose (monovalent rubella vaccine) for girls at 12 years of age |
| Since 2001 |
Routine two dose immunization with MMR vaccine
1st dose MMR at 13 months of age
2nd dose MMR at 12 years of age |
Mumps:
| 1972 |
Monovalent Mumps vaccine introduced in Bulgaria |
| 1972-1975 |
Gradual coverage with one dose monovalent Mumps vaccine of all 1 – 12 yrs old children without mumps history |
| 1976-1981 |
Routine one dose immunization with monovalent Mumps vaccine for all children at 12 months of age |
| 1981 |
Mumps immunization campaign with monovalent Mumps vaccine, targeting 4-12 years old children |
| 1982-1986 |
Mumps immunization temporarily interrupted |
| 1986-1992 |
1986-1987: Mumps immunization catch-up campaign with monovalent Mumps vaccine targeting all children up to 5 years of age without mumps history
1987-1992: Routine one dose immunization with monovalent Mumps vaccine for all children at =14 months of age |
| 1993 |
Introduction of combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine into national vaccination schedule for the first dose at 13 months of age |
| 1993-2000 |
One dose MMR at 13 months of age |
| Since 2001 |
Routine two dose immunization with MMR vaccine
1st dose MMR at 13 months of age
2nd dose MMR at 12 years of age |
Other:
| 2010 |
Routine immunization with four doses DTaPIPVHib vaccine
1st dose DTaPIPVHib at 2 months of age
2nd dose DTaPIPVHib at 3 months of age
3rd dose DTaPIPVHib at 4 months of age
4th dose DTaPIPVHib at 16 months of age (Not earlier than 1 year after the 3rd dose)
One dose DTaPIPV at 6 years of age
Routine immunization with four doses Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine
1st dose Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine at 2 months of age
2nd dose Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine at 3 months of age
3rd dose Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine at 4 months of age
4th dose Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine at 12 months of age (Not earlier than 6 months after the 3rd dose) | |
This summary chart is the national immunization schedule for Bulgaria based upon the new Regulation of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, issued on 24 July, 2009, amending “Regulation No. 15 for the immunizations in the Republic of Bulgaria”, issued in 2005 by Bulgarian Ministry of Health and amended in 2006 and 2007. | |
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