Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines): Difference between revisions

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| At 20th weeks AOG

| <center>0%</center>

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|* <ul><li>protection for the mother for the first delivery</li></ul>

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| <center>TT2</center>

| At least 4 weeks later

| <center>80%</center>

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|* <ul><li>infants born to the mother will be protected from neonatal tetanus</li>

<li>* gives 3 years protection for the mother</li></ul>

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| <center>TT3</center>

| At least 6 months later

| <center>95%</center>

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|* <ul><li>infants born to the mother will be protected from neonatal tetanus</li>

<li>* gives 5 years protection for the mother</li></ul>

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| <center>TT4</center>

| At least 1 year later

| <center>99%</center>

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|* <ul><li>infants born to the mother will be protected from neonatal tetanus</li>

<li>* gives 10 years protection for the mother</li></ul>

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| <center>TT5</center>

| At least 1 year later

| <center>99%</center>

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|* <ul><li>gives lifetime protection for the mother</li>

<li>* all infants born to that mother will be protected</li></ul>

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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 | first= | last= | title=Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus | date=2000-11 | publisher=UNICEF | url =http://www.unicef.org/immunization/files/MNTE_strategy_paper.pdf |format=PDF| work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-05-12 | language = }}</ref>