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The Estonian Childhood Vaccination Schedule
DTaP IPV Hib HepB MMR BCG dT
At birth1 Yes  
1-5 days   Yes
1 month Yes
3 months Yes Yes Yes
4½ months Yes Yes Yes
6 months Yes Yes Yes Yes
1 year Yes
2 years Yes Yes Yes
6-7 years Yes Yes  
12 years Yes2  
13 years Yes3 Yes
15-16 years Yes
17 years Yes4
The Estonian Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 1 April 2009
1 Given at 12 hours of life.
2 Hepatitis B vaccine administered (schedule at 0-1-6 months) only to children born in the period 1995-2003 and not previously vaccinated.
3 Hepatitis B vaccine administered (schedule at 0-1-6 months) only to children born in the period 1994-1995 and not previously vaccinated.
4 A seventh vaccine dose against diphtheria and tetanus is recommended to children at the age 17 years to children born in the period 1990-1995 and previously vaccinated at age 12 years with sixth vaccine dose.
A dT booster dose is recommended every 10 years starting from the age of 25 years.
Historic changes
2005: Hib introduced in the childhood vaccination schedule in September 2005.
2008: Pertussis vaccine: change over from wP to aP in the public sector. Poliomyelitis vaccine: change over from OPV to IPV.

Measles, mumps and rubella:
1964: Measles vaccination introduced to children aged 1-8 years of age.
1973: Age of measles vaccination lowered to 10 months.
1980: Age of measles vaccination shifted to 15-18 months and second measles vaccine introduced at 6 years of age.
1981: Mumps vaccine introduced to children aged 15-18 months.
1993: Rubella vaccine introduced to children aged 6 years.
1994: MMR replaces measles-only vaccination. Age of MMR vaccination regimen changed and recommended at 12 months (MMR1) and at 12 years (MMR2).
1997: Recommended age of MMR2 changed from 12 years to 13 years.

This summary chart is adapted from the national Vaccination schedule for Estonia based on Decree of Minister of Social Affairs no 34, 21.03.2007, coming into force 1 January 2008. More information on the childhood vaccination schedule in Estonia may be accessed through the Health Protection Inspectorate website (in Estonian).