Immunization in Czech Republic

Hexavaccine
Hexavaccine contains:
 * diphteria – anatoxine;
 * pertussis – acellular antigenes of Bordetella pertussis: anatoxine, hemaglutinine, pertaktine;
 * tetanus – anatoxine;
 * polio – (inactivated) virus poliomyelitis (type 1–3), Salk vaccine
 * hepatitis B – recombinant HBsAg (rDNA Antigenum tegiminis hepatitidis B);
 * Haemophillus influenzae type B - adsorbed conjugated polysacharide vaccine againts Haemophilus influenzae type b.

More information about doses can be found in immunization schedule table.

Aplication: intramuscular.

Measles, Mumps and Rubella
MMR immunization is performed with live vaccine on the first fay of 15th month of child. The second dose should be performed 6–10 months later.

Aplication: subcutaneous.

Immunization againts TBC
Vaccination againts TBC has been in the Czech republic cancelled since November 2010.

Immunization Schedule in the Czech Republic
This immunization schedule is performed since 1 November 2010.

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