Finnish vaccination schedule

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What information should users have on the Finnish vaccination schedule before making the decision?

Answer

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is included in the Finnish vaccination schedule for children. Children are vaccinated three times, when they're 3, 5 and 12 months old.

Rationale

Schedule for children

Age	Vaccine protects against	Vaccine
2 months	Rotavirus diarrhea	Rotavirus
3 months	Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and otitis media	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
3 months	Rotavirus diarrhea	Rotavirus
3 months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib	Pentavaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
5 months	Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and otitis media	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
5 months	Rotavirus diarrhea	Rotavirus
5 months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib	(DTaP-IPV-Hib
12 months	Meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis and otitis media	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)
12 months	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib	Pentavaccine (DTaP-IPV-Hib)
12-18 months	Measles, mumps, rubella	MPR
6 - 35 months	Seasonal influenza (annually)	Seasonal influenza
4 years	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	DTaP-IPV
6 years	Measles, mumps, rubella	MPR
girls 11-15 years	Cervical cancer	HPV
14 - 15 years	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	dtap