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{{Short description|Childhood immunization schedule}}
The '''Expanded Program on Immunization''' '''(EPI)''' in the [[Philippines]] began in
# sustaining high routine Full Immunized Child (FIC) coverage of at least 90% in all provinces and cities;
==Routine Schedule of Immunization==
Every Wednesday is designated as immunization day and is adopted in all parts of the country. Immunization is done monthly in barangay health stations, quarterly in remote areas of the country.
==Routine Immunization Schedule for Infants==
The standard routine immunization schedule for infants in the Philippines is adopted to provide maximum immunity against the seven vaccine preventable diseases in the country before the child's first birthday. The fully immunized child must have completed BCG 1, DPT 1, DPT 2, DPT 3, OPV 1, OPV 2, OPV 3, HB 1, HB 2, HB 3 and measles vaccines before the child is 12 months of age.<ref>{{cite news
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| An early start of Hepatitis B vaccine reduces the chance of being infected and becoming a carrier.<ref>
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▲| An early start of Hepatitis B vaccine reduces the chance of being infected and becoming a carrier<ref> {{cite journal|title=Effects of Universal Vaccination for Hepatitis B|journal=Annals of Internal Medicine|date=2001-11-06|first=Y. H.|last=Ni|coauthors=M.H. Chang, L.M. Huang, H.L. Chen, H.Y. Hsu, T.Y. Chiu, K.S. Tsai, and D.S. Chen|volume=135|issue=9|pages=S53|id= |url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/summary/135/9/796|format=|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref>. <br /> Prevents liver cirrhosis and liver cancer which are more likely to develop if infected with Hepatitis B early in life<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75730 |title=A Look at Each Vaccine: Hepatitis B Vaccine |accessdate=2007-05-11 |work=Vaccine Education Center |publisher=The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia }}</ref> <ref name='PMID: 9197213'> {{cite journal|title=Universal hepatitis B vaccination in Taiwan and the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in children. Taiwan Childhood Hepatoma Study Group.|journal=The New England Journal of Medicine|date=1997-06-26|first=MH|last=Chang|coauthors=C.J. Chen, M.S. Lai, H.M. Hsu, T.C. Wu, M.S. Kong, D.C. Liang, W.Y. Shau, D.S. Chen|volume=336|issue=26|pages=1906-7|id= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=Retrieve&list_uids=9197213&dopt=Abstract|format=|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref>. <br />About 9,000 die of complications of Hepatits B. 10% of Filipinos have Hepatitis B infection<ref>{{cite news | first=Tessa R. | last=Salazar | coauthors= | title=Cancer Preventable Says US Doctor | date=2004-05-24 | publisher= | url =http://liver.stanford.edu/files/040529manilla_times.pdf | work =The Philippine Daily Inquirer | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-11 | language = }}</ref>
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==Tetanus Toxoid Immunization Schedule for Women==
When given to women of childbearing age, vaccines that contain tetanus toxoid (TT or Td) not only protect women against tetanus, but also prevent neonatal tetanus in their newborn infants.<ref>
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In June 2000, the 57 countries that have not yet achieved elimination of neonatal tetanus were ranked and the Philippines was listed together with 22 other countries in Class A, a classification for countries close to maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination.<ref>{{cite news
==Care for the Vaccines==
To ensure the optimal potency of vaccines,a careful attention is needed in handling practices at the country level. These include storage and transport of vaccines from the primary vaccine store down to the end-user at the health facility, and further down at the outreach sites.<ref name='WHO/IVB/06.10'>{{cite news
A "first expiry and first out" (FEFO) vaccine system is practiced to assure that all vaccines are utilized before its expiry date. Proper arrangement of vaccines and/or labeling of expiry dates are done to identify those close to expiring. Vaccine temperature is monitored twice a day (early in the morning and in the afternoon) in all health facilities and plotted to monitor break in the [[cold chain]]. Each level of health facilities has cold chain equipment for use in the storage vaccines which included cold room, freezer, refrigerator, transport box, vaccine carriers, thermometers, cold chain monitors, ice packs, temperature monitoring chart and safety collector boxes
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Expanded Program On Immunization (Philippines)}}
▲= References =
[[Category:Vaccination]]
[[Category:Healthcare in the Philippines]]
[[Category:Establishments by Philippine presidential decree]]
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