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Summary chart

 Abbreviations
The Italian Childhood Vaccination Schedule
DTaP IPV Hib HepB MMR dTap PCV7 MenC Var
At birth Yes1  
2-3 months Yes Yes Yes Yes  
4-5 months Yes Yes Yes Yes  
10-12 months Yes Yes Yes Yes  
12-14 months         Yes
2 months-2 years     Yes2
2 months-3 years   Yes2
1 year-2 years     Yes2
5-6 years Yes Yes Yes3  
5-15 years Yes3  
11-15 years Yes Yes4
The Italian Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 14 December 2006
1 Hepatitis B vaccine is administered at birth only to children born to HBsAg + mothers. Otherwise immunisation starts at 3 months of age.
2 Pneumococcal heptavalent conjugate vaccine, meningococcal C conjugate vaccine and varicella vaccine (dose given at 1-2 years) are recommended at national level for selected groups only.
3 MMR2: second dose or catch-up dose.
4 Recommended at national level for suceptible adolescents only.
Historic changes
Measles, mumps and rubella:
1972: Rubella vaccine recommended for girls aged 11-12 years.
1976: Measles vaccines became available in Italy.
1979: Measles vaccine recommended in children 15 months of age
1990: Combined measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine introduced into the national vaccination schedule. Vaccination recommended at the age of 15 months.
1999: Recommended age for first dose of MMR lowered to 12-15 months. Second dose of MMR introduced at 5-6 or 11-12 years.
2003: National Plan for the Elimination of measles and congenital rubella implemented.

Poliomyelitis
2005: Polio immunization schedule has been changed in July 2005 (Ministerial Decree 15 July 2005) with shift of the fourth dose of IPV from age 3 years to 5-6 years.
2002: Polio immunization schedule has been changed in August 2002 (Ministerial Decree 18 June 2002) with elimination of OPV and use of IPV for all the doses of the vaccination cycle.

Other
2005: Introduction of Pn7v, MenC and Var (dose given at 1-2 years) into national childhood vaccination schedule for selected groups only.

This summary chart is adapted from the national immunisation schedule for Italy, recommended by the Ministerial Decree 7 April 1999. More information on the childhood vaccination schedule in Italy may be accessed through the website of the Italian Ministry of Health (in Italian).