Italian immunization calendar: rationale and schedule

Table 2 2014 Lifetime Immunization Schedule up to 15 months of age (SItI, SIP, FIMP, FIMMG) (modified from ref. 3)

^ a fourth dose has to be provided at 5-6 years of age; for the fourth dose dTap could be used instead of DTaP if a high coverage rate is guaranteed
* newborns from HBaAg positive mother; co-administration of IgG at birth
^^ children starting immunization during the second year of life should receive two doses. One dose in the case of immunization started in the third year of life. One dose of PCV13 is recommended for unimmunized children or for those who have been immunized with PCV7. Two doses are recommended for children at risk
§ a second dose has to be provided at 5-6 years of age
** a second dose is recommended at 12-14 years of age: in subjects at risk immunization could start at 3 months of age (3rd dose after one year of age)
§§ schedule 3+1 in newborns; the fourth dose at 13-15 months of age
°° subjects at risk and/or attending kindergarten or communities
## recommended as universal vaccination. Could be co-administered to any other immunization of the first months of life

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