Cayman Islands observes Vaccination Week in the Americas

ArchiveApr 25, 2017

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Three doses of hepatitis B; (at birth, six weeks and nine months).
One dose of BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin - tuberculosis vaccine); (at six weeks).
Three doses of rotavirus; (six weeks, four months and six months)
Three doses of the combined DT&P (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough), IPV (inactivated polio vaccine) and Hib (haemophilus influenza type b) at two, four and six months).
Three doses pneumococcal vaccine (Prevnar) at two, four and six months
One dose of varicella (chickenpox) and a booster of pneumococcal (at 12 months).
One dose of MMR (measles, mumps and rubella); and a booster dose of combined DT&P and Hib (at 15 months).
A second dose of MMR is administered at age 18 months.
Children also need booster doses of combined DT&P and IPV and a second dose of Varicella (chicken pox) at school entry (four to five years). For children six months and older and all adults, an annual influenza vaccine is recommended. Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is offered to girls in Year 7 in the public schools with parental consent. Girls older than 12 years old are also offered this vaccine with parental consent if they did not get the vaccine in Year 7. In addition to childhood immunisation, vaccines to prevent serious infectious diseases for adults are also available including boosters for tetanus and diphtheria, Zoster vaccines against shingles, as well as the annual influenza vaccine.

Published April 25, 2017