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 Abbreviations
The Greek Childhood Vaccination Schedule
DTaP Hib1 IPV MMR HepB2 MenC3 PCV74 Var5 BCG dT6
2 months Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
4 months Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
6 months Yes Yes   Yes
6-18 months     Yes Yes  
12-15 months   Yes   Yes Yes
12-18 months     Yes
15-18 months Yes   Yes  
4-6 years Yes Yes Yes  
6 years       Yes
11-18 years         Yes
13-18 years     Yes
>18 years   Yes
The Greek Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 10 April 2007
1 A single dose of Hib vaccine is recommended if the child presents for initial vaccination after the age of 12 months; Hib is not recommended after the age of 5 years.
2 HepB vaccination for babies of HBsAg negative mothers starts at the age of 2 months; for babies of HbsAg positive mothers vaccination starts at birth and includes a total of 4 doses (0, 1, 2, 6-18 months).
3 If vaccination starts at the age of >12 months, only 1 dose is recommended.
4 Recommended for children 0-23 months old. If vaccination with PCV7 starts between 12 months and 23 months, two doses of the vaccine are recommended with an interval of 6-8 weeks. If vaccination starts after 24 months (optional) only one dose is recommended.
5 Recommended for all children 12-18 months and for children of all ages without a reliable history of varicella. If vaccination starts at the age ≥12 years, two doses are recommended with an interval of 4-8 weeks.
6 Recommended after the age of 11-12 years if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of DTaP/DTP. Thereafter, recommended every 10 years until the age of 65 years.
Historic changes
IPV as the only option , MCC, Pn7v and Var were introduced in January 2006. National immunisation schedule for Greece , (Circular Y1/ OIK4986/13-1-2006 of the Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity).

This summary chart is adapted from the national immunisation schedule for Greece, recommended by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee of the Greek Ministry of Health.