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In a year when the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 is on the headlines, we must not forget the vaccines recommended for immunizing children – some of them administered from maternity, in the first hours or days of life. The big news of 2021, in terms of the National Vaccination Scheme, could be the extension of HPV vaccination to girls aged 15-18. According to sources HotNews.ro, the free vaccination of girls between 15 and 18 years old with the HPV vaccine would start this autumn, after the budget rectification, while the boys still have to wait.–

The Minister of Health, Ioana Mihăilă, announced in May, in an interview with HotNews.ro, that it is preparing to extend the free campaign, which is currently aimed only at girls aged 11 to 14, both for young people aged 15 to 18, in a first stage, and for boys aged 11 to 18 years, at a later stage. The Minister of Health specified then that the final decision was to be taken by the specialized commissions of the ministry.

According to sources HotNews.ro, the consensus reached at the moment at the level of the specialized commissions from the Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Public Health is that, in a first phase, the campaign, which is currently addressed to girls aged 11-14, be extended to girls aged 15-18, and in the future the extension to boys will be taken into account, at a later stage.

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What does the National Vaccination Calendar (National Vaccination Scheme) elaborated by the Ministry of Health look like, after which the children are vaccinated.

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I. Vaccines given in the first year of life – in the maternity ward and at the family doctor:

• 1. Maternity vaccines:

• Hepatitis B vaccine (Hep B) – is administered to newborns, in the first 24 hours of life – a dose. The vaccine provides protection against hepatitis B.

• Calmette Guerrin Vaccine (BCG) – is administered to newborns, in the first 2-7 days of life – a dose. The vaccine provides protection against tuberculosis.

• 2. Vaccines given to the family doctor:

• Vaccinul hexavalent (DTPa-VPI-Hib-Hep. B) – first dose – is given to babies at the age of two months. The vaccine provides protection against diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), whooping cough (P), poliomyelitis (VPI -Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B (HepB).

• Pneumococcal vaccine – first dose – is given to babies at the age of two months. The vaccine provides protection against pneumococcal disease.

• Vaccinul hexavalent (DTPa-VPI-Hib-Hep. B) – the second dose – is given to babies at the age of 4 months. Provides protection against diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), whooping cough (P), polio (VPI -Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B (HepB).

• Pneumococcal vaccine – second dose – is given to babies at the age of 4 months. Provides protection against pneumococcal disease.

• Vaccinul hexavalent (DTPa-VPI-Hib-Hep. B) – the third dose – is given to babies at the age of 11 months. Provides protection against diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), whooping cough (P), polio (VPI -Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B (HepB).

• Pneumococcal vaccine – third dose – is given to babies at the age of 11 months. Provides protection against pneumococcal disease.
• Live attenuated measles-rubella-urlian vaccine (ROR) – first dose – is given to babies at the age of 12 months. The vaccine provides protection against measles (R), mumps (O) and rubella (R).

II. Vaccines that are given after the first year of life, at the family doctor:

• Live attenuated measles-rubella-urlian vaccine (ROR) – the second dose – is administered to children between 5 and 7 years. The vaccine provides protection against measles (R), mumps (O) and rubella (R).

• Vaccinul tetravalent diftero-tetano-pertussis acelular-poliomielitic (DTPa-VPI) / VPI – is administered to children at the age of Six years. The vaccine provides protection against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio.

• The HPV vaccine – is administered girls between 11 and 14 years old, on demand. From the fall, it would be administered free and girls between 15-18 years. Protects against cervical cancer, precancerous lesions of the neck, certain forms of laryngeal cancer, vulvar, vaginal, penile or anal cancer.

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• Acellular diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTPa) vaccine for adults – is administered at 14 years. Provides protection against diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.

Optional vaccines – are not provided free of charge, but are recommended by the Ministry of Health

In addition to the vaccines included in the National Vaccination Calendar (National Vaccination Scheme), which are recommended by the Ministry of Health and are provided free of charge, most of the time, in maternity hospitals and family doctors’ offices, there is a second category of vaccines – optional vaccines.

Optional vaccines are not provided free of charge in maternity hospitals and family doctors’ offices, such as those included in the National Vaccination Calendar, but they are also recommended by the Ministry of Health. to be administered.

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