Why is it necessary to vaccinate a baby?
Vaccination is the only means to keep a baby from mortally dangerous or very serious diseases that resist treatment.
All healthy children during the first year should be vaccinated against tuberculosis, polio, tetanus, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough, hepatitis, rubella and parotitis. Immunization schedule should be strictly observed, because all these diseases are still acute even nowadays.
The first two years are considered a perfect period for vaccination. Immune system is capable of proper reacting to all the prescribed injections, by producing necessary protective antibodies.
A pediatrician will help you to make a decision, taking account of your baby's state of health, his way of life, possible contacts with people from risk groups.
In special cases additional vaccination is done, or instance, if a baby suffers from diseases that influence his immunity. A pediatrician can also suggest additional vaccination against pneumococcuci, chickenpox or additional meningococcal vaccine.
Immunizations schedule
(it is approved by Order N 229 of Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, dated of the 27th of June, 2001)
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The newborns (within the first 12 hours of life) |
The first vaccination against virus B hepatitis |
The newborns (3 - 7 days) | Vaccination against tuberculosis |
Month 1st | The second vaccination against virus B hepatitis |
Month 3rd |
The first vaccination against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio |
Months 4th, 5th | The second vaccination against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio |
Month 6th | The third vaccination against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio
The third vaccination against virus В hepatitis |
Month 12th | Vaccination against measles, rubella, epidemic parotiditis |
Month 18th | The first vaccination against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio |
Month 20th | The second revaccination against polio |
6 years | Revaccination against measles, rubella and epidemic parotiditis |
6 - 7 years (the 1st form) | The first revaccination against tuberculosis |
7 - 8 years (the 2nd form) | The second revaccination against diphtheria, tetanus |
13 years | Vaccination against rubella (girls)
Vaccination against virus B hepatitis (for those who were not vaccinated before)
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14ing - 15ing years (the 9th form) | The third revaccination against diphtheria, tetanus, polio
The second revaccination against tuberculosis |
15ing - 16ing years (the 10th form) | Revaccination against measles, epidemic parotiditis of those who were vaccinated once |
Adults |
Revaccination against diphtheria and tetanus every 10 years from the date of the last revaccination |
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