Table 1. Italian national recommendations for PCV13 immunization schedule in newborns and in children <60 mo of age.

	3 mo	5 mo	12 mo	12–15 mo	16–24 mo	24–60 mo
Children never vaccinated with PCV7
Newborns	PCV13	PCV13	PCV13
Children between 12 and 23 mo of age				2 PCV13 doses with an interval of at least two months
Children between 2 and 5 y of age						1 PCV13 dose

Children ≤24 mo of age who had received ≥1 PCV7 dose (sequential and catch up schedule)
1 PCV7 dose	PCV7	PCV13	PCV13
2 PCV7 doses	PCV7	PCV7	PCV13
3 PCV7 doses	PCV7	PCV7	PCV7		PCV13

Children <60 mo of age with underlying medical conditions who had received ≥1 PCV7 dose
1 PCV7 dose	PCV7	PCV13	PCV13	PCV13
2 PCV7 doses	PCV7	PCV7	PCV13	PCV13
3 PCV7 doses	PCV7	PCV7	PCV7	PCV13	PCV13
Children between 2 and 5 y of age	PCV7	PCV7	PCV7			2 PCV13 doses with an interval of at least two months