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The vaccines are solutions that contain proteins with antigenic capacity, similar to that of diverse viruses and bacteria, but without aptitude to produce the infection of the same ones. On having administered them to the persons, they generate the antibodies production, as if they had spent the infection, with what there is obtained an immunity or preparation of the immune system in case of contact with the virus or bacterium implied.
When a population is had well studied, and it is known that bacteria or virus can exist in his habitual environment, is prepared this population to be immunized ó prepared to defend itself from the possible epidemics in his life environment. The achievement of the obligatory vaccinations to a population takes as a primary target defending every individual against these infections, but the secondary target is to defend itself like set before massive epidemics, since one achieves that there do not exist persons who spread the illness. The vaccination calendar is checked periodically by the public sanitary organizations evaluating the efficacy of every vaccine, the risks of the same ones, the needs for every vaccine in a population and the benefits of health and economic to obtain for his administration in big populations. By it there are not generalized other vaccines than in certain cases and moments (epidemics) they can indicate other vaccinations to located populations and temporarily. The calendar of current vaccination in Spain is the recommended one by the Ministry of Health and I consume on November 19, 2003, and it has come into force on March 1, 2004. Source: www.msc.es. INTERTERRITORIAL COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF HEALTH,
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| 2 months | 4 months | 6 months | 12 months | 15 months | 18 months | 3 years | 4 years | 6 years | 10 years | 11 years | 13 years | 14 years | 16 years | |
| Polio | VP I1 | VP I2 | VP I3 | VP I4 (a) | ||||||||||
| Difteria-Tétanos-Pertussis | DTP 1 | DTP 2 | DTP 3 | DTP 4 | DTP 5 ó DT | Td (b) | ||||||||
| Haemophilus-influenzae b | Hib 1 | Hib 2 | Hib 3 |
Hib 4 optional |
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| Sarampión-Rubeóla-Parotiditis | TV 1 (c) | TV 2 | TV (d) | |||||||||||
| Hepatitis B |
HB 3 doses 0, 2 and 6 months (e) |
HB 3 doses | ||||||||||||
| Meningitis Meningocócica C | 1 | 2 | 3 (f) | |||||||||||
(a) It is possible to contemplate the optional possibility of a fifth dose that, in case that is considered necessary, will be administered between 4-6 years of age.
(b) One advises to proceed to the revaccination every 10 years.
(c) In situation of special risk a dose at the age of 9 months or earlier.
(d) Children who have not received the second dose before 6 years.
(e) There can be considered to be other rules: 0, 1 and 6 months ó 2, 4 and 6 months, according to CC.AA.
(f) For some vaccines commercialized only two doses are needed (2, 4 months).
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