Division of vaccination in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, vaccination is prescribed by regulations of the Ministry of Health (MZ) and managed (organized, planned, controlled) by epidemiologists of the relevant health institutes. It is performed by praktickými lékaři, především pediatry.


 * Vaccination is divided into


 * 1)  regular,
 * in persons who have reached the specified age (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, rubella, mumps, measles, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae B – HIb),
 * 1) special,
 * in people who are at higher risk of infection (TBC, hepatitis B, rabies, tick-borne encephalitis; for example, vaccination of medical students against hepatitis B);
 * 1) extraordinary,
 * certain groups of people who find themselves in a situation where there is an increased risk of a certain infection – for example vaccination against VHA during floods in the affected area, booster dose against mumps, rubella and measles in 10-11 year old children (decrease in antibodies), the risk is assessed by the Ministry health care or regional epidemiologist;
 * 1) before departure abroad and for persons arriving from abroad,
 * according to international regulations or on the basis of country requirements; currently applicable to yellow fever – vaccination before arrival from endemic countries or after arrival from endemic areas to countries where yellow fever does not occur but a potential vector, Aedes aegypti; (recommendedare Japanese encephalitis, plague, typhoid fever, cholera in people with occupational exposure in infected areas);
 * 1) in case of accidents, injuries and non-healing wounds,
 * tetanus, rabies (depending on the circumstances, with possible passive immunization from a vital indication);
 * 1) in an outbreak,
 * susceptible individuals in the outbreak (measles, meningococcus, meningitis);
 * 1) at the request of persons,
 * tick-borne encephalitis, influenza, meningococcus, hepatitis A, papillomavirus, pneumococcal infections, gastroenteritis with diarrhea caused by rotaviruses.

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