Vaccination Schedule 2020

The 2020 vaccination calendar incorporates a series of notable facts such as differentiating the vaccines that are financed and those that are not financed by the Spanish Association of Pediatrics ( AEP).

The vaccination calendar is designed for childhood and adolescence, and indicates the ages at which the systematic profile vaccines would be administered, that is, those that all children in Spain must receive universally. Let’s see, next, the 10 vaccines recommended by the 2020 vaccination schedule.

Hepatitis B (HB) vaccine

Three hexavalent doses should be applied. One at two months, another at 4 and the third at 11 months of age. In addition, babies born to mothers with the virus will be given a dose of one-component HB vaccine at birth along with 0.5 ml of hepatitis B immune globulin.

Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis Vaccine

The 2020 vaccination schedule establishes 5 doses:

• Primary vaccination with 2 doses, at 2 and 4 months of hexavalent vaccine.
• Booster shot at 11 months.
• The fourth dose at 6 years with a standard loading preparation, preferable to the low antigenic load of diphtheria and pertussis.
• The last dose will be administered at 12-14 years.

Inactivated polio vaccine

4 doses should be administered. The first two at 2 and 4 months with a primary vaccination. Then two more boosters will be administered, at 11 months and at 6 years.

Conjugate vaccine against Haemophilus influenzae type b

According to the 2020 vaccination schedule, this vaccine consists of 3 doses : two for primary vaccination at 2 and 4 months and another for booster at 11 months.

Conjugate vaccine against pneumococcus

Like the previous two, 3 doses are indicated at 2, 4 and 11 months. In Spain, the PCV13 vaccine is recommended.

Rotavirus vaccine

2 or 3 doses will be administered at 3-4 months with the monovalent vaccine or at 2, 3 and 4 months or 2, 4 and 5-6 months with the pentavalent.

It is recommended that the regimen be started between 6 and 12 weeks of life, since it is very important to minimize risks. In addition, it should be supplemented before 24 weeks in the monovalent and 32 weeks in the pentavalent.

The minimum interval of time that must pass between doses is 4 weeks and both vaccines can be co-administered with any other.

Meningococcal B vaccine

It consists of 3 doses. The first at 3 months, followed by doses 2 months apart and a booster starting at 12.

If the vaccine is started at 2 months of age, 4 doses should be administered 15 days apart between other injectable inactivated vaccines. This precaution is intended to minimize your possible reaction.

Conjugate vaccine against meningococcus C and A

A dose of meningococcal C conjugate vaccine will be administered at 4 months of age. At 12 and between 12-14 years, a versus A is recommended , and a progressive rescue is recommended until 18 years of age.

Measles, Rubella, and Mumps Vaccine

It is the vaccine known as the MMR and consists of two doses. The first must be administered at 12 months and the second at 3-4 years and with tetraviral (contains antigens for chickenpox). However, they can also be given separately in the same vaccination act at the same age.

Above this age, in children who have not been vaccinated, two doses should be given at least 4 weeks apart and preferably with tetraviral in case it is necessary to immunize against chickenpox.

Chickenpox vaccine

It consists of two administrations, the first at 15 months, although it is also acceptable at 12. The second dose would correspond to 3-4 years. As we mentioned in the description of the previous vaccine, this second dose can be included in the tetraviral vaccine.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Both boys and girls should be vaccinated at 12 years of age in order to prevent cancer related to this virus. Vaccination guidelines vary depending on the vaccine preparation used.

Conclution

Despite having offered a guide on the vaccines included in the 2020 vaccination calendar, we recommend that you go to the corresponding pediatrician to be informed in detail about the vaccines that correspond to your child according to their situation.