Lifelong vaccination model: for a better quality of life

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Table 1. Childhood vaccination schedules in the EU [6].

In all EU countries	Only in some EU countries
Measles	Hepatitis A
Mumps	Flu
Rubella	Invasive disease caused by Neisseria
Diphtheria	Meningitidis
Tetanus	Invasive disease caused by Streptococcus
Whooping cough	Pneumoniae
Poliomyelitis	Rotaviruses
Haemophilus influenzae, type B	Tuberculosis
Human papillomavirus (for adolescent/pre-adolescent girls)	Chicken pox

Table 2. Recommended vaccines in Bulgaria (from https://vaccine-schedule.ecdc.europa.eu/).

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³ Administration after 48 h from birth.

⁴ Only after negative Mantoux test.

⁵ Booster dose after negative Mantoux™ test.

⁶ Not earlier than 12 months after the 3rd dose.

⁷ Subsequent Td booster every 10 years.

⁸ Administration within 24 h after birth.

⁹ When using a monovalent vacine, doses are administered at 1 and 6 months.

¹⁰ When using a combination vaccine (e.g. hexavalent vaccine), doses are administered at 2, 3 and 4 months.

¹¹ Not earlier than 6 months after the previous dose.

¹² PCV13 is given starting from 50 years. The scheme is completed with PPSV23 in 65 years and older.

¹³ Girls-only vaccination offered. HPV vaccination is free of charge but voluntary and not included in the National mandatory Immunization schedule.

¹⁴ Annual vaccination. Recommended but not free of charge.

Figure 1. Vaccine cost in the total health-care budget in Bulgaria for 2020 and 2024.

Figure 2. Cost of lifelong immunization per person in Bulgaria for the period 2020-2024.

Shemi za vaksinatsia v darzhavite ot ES/EIP [Vaccination schedules in the EU/EEA]. Bulgarian. Available from: https://vaccination-info.eu/bg/vaksinaciya/koga-da-se-napravi-vaksinaciya/skhemi-za-vaksinaciya-v-drzhavite-ot-eseip.

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