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Immunization schedule

Meaning in public health & epidemiology, with examples

nounCommon term

In public health & epidemiology, immunization schedule means: The official timetable that sets which vaccines people should receive, at what ages and in how many doses, in a particular country.

In Turkish: aşı takvimi, bağışıklama takvimi

How it is used

Also called a vaccination schedule. National committees review and update it when new vaccines appear. Children are up to date with or behind on their vaccines, and catch-up vaccination is offered to those who missed doses. UK spelling: immunisation schedule.

Example sentences

  1. The hepatitis A vaccine was added to the national immunization schedule.

  2. Migrant children often need a catch-up plan to complete the immunization schedule.

Common collocations

  • national immunization schedule
  • routine immunization
  • catch-up vaccination
  • up to date with vaccines
  • vaccinationGiving a vaccine to a person so that their immune system learns to protect them against a specific infectious disease.
  • vaccination coverageThe percentage of people in a target group who have received a particular vaccine or all the required doses, such as children who had two doses of measles vaccine by age two.
  • booster doseAn extra dose of a vaccine given some time after the first doses to restore or strengthen protection that has faded over time.
  • cold chainThe system of storing and transporting vaccines and some medicines at the correct low temperature, usually between 2 and 8°C, from the factory until they are used.

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