Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines): Difference between revisions

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=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, DPT 1, DPT 2, DPT 3, OPV 1, OPV 2, OPV 3 and measles vaccines before the child is 12 months of age<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Six Out of Ten Children 12 to 23 Months Are Fully Immunized | date=2003-06-02 | publisher=National Statistics Office | url =http://www.census.gov.ph/data/pressrelease/2003/pr0351tx.html | work =Final Results from the 2002 Maternal and Child Health Survey | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-11 | language = }}</ref>.

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| An early start with DPT reduces the chance of severe pertussis<ref> {{cite journal|title=Immunisation | journal=Dialogue on Diarrhoea Online | date=1987 | issue=30 | pages=1-6 |url=http://rehydrate.org/dd/su30.htm | accessdate=2007-05-11}}</ref>.

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| [[Polio_vaccine#Sabin.27s_.22oral_polio_vaccine.22|Oral Polio Vaccine]]

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| The extent of protection against polio is increased the earlier the OPV is given. <br />Keeps the Philippines polio-free<ref> {{cite journal|title=Public Health Dispatch: Acute Flaccid Paralysis Associated with Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus --- Philippines, 2001|journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report|date=2001-10-12|first=|last=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|coauthors=|volume=50|issue=40|pages=874-5|id= |url=http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5040a3.htm|format=|accessdate=2007-05-11}}</ref>.

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| [[Hepatitis_B_Vaccination%2C_Infants#Prevention|Hepatitis B Vaccine]]