Table 1.
Summary of WHO position papers on the recommended vaccines
| Antigen | Children | Adolescents | Adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCG |
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| Hepatitis B |
3–4 doses |
3 doses for high-risk groups if not previously vaccinated |
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| Polio |
3–4 doses |
|
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| DTP |
3 doses, booster (DTP), 1–6 years of age |
Booster |
Booster |
|
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) |
3 doses with DTP |
|
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| Pneumococcal (conjugate) |
3 doses with DTP |
|
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| Rotavirus |
2 or 3 doses with DTP |
|
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| Measles |
2 doses |
|
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| Rubella |
1 dose |
1 dose, adolescent girls if not previously vaccinated |
|
| HPV |
3 doses |
Girls |
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| Japanese encephalitis |
1 dose, booster dose after 1 year |
Booster dose after every 3 years up to 10–15 years of age |
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| Yellow fever |
1 dose |
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| Tick-borne encephalitis |
3 doses |
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| Typhoid |
1 dose or 3 doses (dependent on vaccine), booster dose after 3–7 years |
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| Cholera |
3 doses with booster after every 6 months, 2 doses for children of 6 years and older/adults with booster every 2nd year |
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| Meningococcal |
1 dose (1–29 years) |
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| Men A conjugate |
2 doses (2–11 months) with booster 1 year after 1st dose |
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| Men C conjugate |
2 doses (9–23 months), 1 dose (2 years and older) |
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| Quadrivalent conjugate |
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| Hepatitis B |
At least 1 dose at 1 year or older |
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| Rabies |
3 doses |
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| Mumps |
2 doses |
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| Influenza (inactivated) | 2 doses, revaccinate annually | 1 dose from 9 years of age, revaccinate annually | |
Vaccines for varicella virus, herpes zoster virus and pneumococcal (polysaccharides) are not in this table, but will be included in the review. This table is adapted from the Summary of WHO Position Papers—Recommendations for Routine Immunization. 1 ( http://www.who.int/immunization/policy/Immunization_routine_table1.pdf?ua=1).