Table 1.

National immunization programs of seven countries.

	BCG	HepB	Polio	DTaP	MMR	HPV	Hib	Pneumococcal	Rotavirus	JE
USA		2, 4, and 6 months old	2, 4, 6 months and 11 years old	2, 4, and 6 months old	12 months old	>11 years old	2, 4, and 6 and >12 months old	2, 4, and 6 and >12 months old	2, 4, and 6 months old
Chilea	Newborn	2, 4, and 6 months old	2, 4, 6 months and 12–13 years old	2, 4, and 6 months old	12 months old	10 years old	2, 4, and 6 months old	12 months old
Germany		2, 3, 4, 11–14 months old	2, 3, 4, 11–14 months and 5–6 and 9–11 years old	2, 3, 4, and from 11 to 14 months years old	11–14 and 15–23 months years old	9–14 years old	2, 4, 4, and 12–14 months old	2, 4, and 11–14 months old	6 weeks, 2 and 4 months old
Spain		2, 4, 6 months old	2, 4, 6, and 18 months old	2, 4, 6, and 18 months old, and 6 years old	12 months and 3–4 years old	12–14 years old	2, 4, 6, and 18 months old	2, 4, and 11 months oldb
Chinaa	Newborn	Newborn, 1 and 6 months old	2, 3, 4 months, and 4 years old	3, 4, 5, and from 18 to 24 months years old	18–24 months old					8 months and 6 years old
Indiaa	Newborn	Newborn	6, 10, 14 weeks, and 16–24 months old	6, 10, 14 weeks, and 16–24 months old	9, 16–24 monthsc					9, 16–24 months old
South Africaa	Newborn	6, 10, 14 weeks and, 18 months old	Newborn, 6 weeks	6, 10, 14 weeks, and 18 months old	9 and 18 monthsc		6, 10, 14 weeks, and 18 months old	6, 14 weeks, and 9 months old	6 and 14 weeks old

Developed and developing countries were selected according to their geographical area and income. Orange: not funded by the public health system. Blue: funded by the public health system.

^aDeveloping countries.

^bDepends on the region, this vaccine is included in the public health system.

^cOnly vaccine against measles.

BCG, bacille Calmette–Guerin; HepB, hepatitis B virus; DTaP, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis; MMR, mumps, measles, and rubella; Hib, Haemophilus influenzae type B; HPV, human papillomavirus; JE, Japanese encephalitis live vaccine.