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Summary chart

 Abbreviations
The Slovenian Childhood Vaccination Schedule
DTaP IPV Hib HepB MMR BCG dT T
At birth Yes2 Yes3
3 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1
4-5 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1
6 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1
12-24 months Yes1 Yes1 Yes1 Yes
5-6 years Yes Yes
8 years Yes
18 years Yes
The Slovenian Childhood Vaccination Schedule as on 4 October 2007
1 Recommended as the combined DTaP-Hib-IPV pentavalent vaccine.
2 Recommended to newborn infants of HbsAg positive mothers. Administered in 4 doses (at 0-1-2-12 months of age schedule), starting within 12 hours post-partum simultaneously with HB immunoglobulin.
3 Recommended to newborn infants of immigrant families in last 5 years from countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.
Additional comments
Vaccinations of the Slovenian Childhood Vaccination Schedule are obligatory by law. Recommended vaccines: influenza, pneumococcal vaccine for both children and adults, Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) vaccine, varicella, human papilloma virus (HPV) and rota virus.

Historic changes
Tuberculosis:
1946-2005: BCG obligatory vaccination of newborns.
2006: Selective vaccination only.

Measles, mumps and rubella:
1968: Measles vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for children aged 8 months, later age of measles vaccination changed to 12 months (single dose).
1973: Rubella vaccination introduced for women in child-bearing age.
1975: Rubella vaccination introduced for all 12-14 years old girls.
1978: Second dose of measles vaccine together with mumps vaccine (combined vaccine) introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule, 12 months for first dose and 6 years for second dose.
1990: Combined vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) introduced into national childhood vaccination in schedule 12-18 months (first dose) and 5-6 years (second dose).

Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis:
1937: Diphtheria vaccine introduced in the national vaccination schedule.
1951: Tetanus vaccine introduced in the national vaccination schedule.
1959: Pertussis whole cell vaccine introduced in the national childhood vaccination schedule (3 doses) in the first year of life - combined vaccine together with diphtheria and tetanus vaccine.
1961: First booster dose of combined vaccine (second year of life) added to the national childhood vaccination schedule.
1969: Second booster dose of combined vaccine (fourth year of life) added to the national childhood vaccination schedule, but some years later abandoned.
1999: Acellular pertussis vaccine replaced whole cell vaccine.

Poliomyelitis:
1957: Polio vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule.
1961: Live oral Sabin polio vaccine (OPV) replaced Salk polio vaccine.
2003: Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) only.

Haemophilus influenzae type b:
2000: Hib vaccine introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule.

Hepatitis B:
1998: HepB introduced into national childhood vaccination schedule for children 5-6 years old.

This summary chart is adapted from the Vaccination Guidelines for Slovenia issued by the Ministry of Health, Slovenia and National Institute of Public Health.