23. Epidemiology and prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases, mandatory immunisation for children

Dr. Katalin Szendi said in the seminar that you don’t have to learn the vaccination program for Hungary – you can learn the one for your home country. They’re all mostly similar anyway.

Epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases

• Immunization prevents 2 – 3 million deaths every year
• An additional 1,5 million deaths could be prevented by additional immunization
• 20 million infants worldwide are missing out on basic vaccines

Vaccination program for Norway (as of 2017)

Prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases

• Surveillance
  • Observing, predicting, and minimizing outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics
• 3 steps for improving worldwide immunization
  • Integrating immunization with other health services, like postnatal care
  • Strengthening health system so that vaccines continue to be given even in times of crisis
  • Ensuring that everyone has access to and can afford vaccines

Age	Vaccination against
Infancy (only for children with parents from high-risk countries)	Tuberculosis (BCG)
6 weeks	Rotavirus
3 months	Rotavirus Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenzae-type B- and hepatitis B (DTP-IPV-Hib-Hep B) Pneumococcus (PCV)
5 months	DTP-IPV-Hib-Hep B and PCV
12 months	DTP-IPV-Hib-Hep B and PCV
15 months	Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR)
7 years	DTP-IPV
11 years	MMR
12 years	Human papillomavirus (HPV), 2 doses
15 years	dTP-IPV