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Vaccines for Babies and Children
Immunization (vaccination) means protection. The most effective and safe way to protect children from contagious diseases is by vaccination.
Vaccines are considered a breakthrough in preventive medicine. Vaccines protect your child’s health by preventing them from contracting severe contagious diseases.
All routine vaccines given at Tipat Halav family care centers and at schools are free of charge.
Routine vaccines provided for babies and children
The vaccines currently provided for babies and children at Tipat Halav family care centers as part of the routine vaccination program are:
- Vaccine against Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whooping cough + Haemophilus influenzae type B + Polio [DTaP-Hib-IPV]
- Vaccine against Measles-Mumps-Rubella (German measles) + Varicella (chicken pox) [MMRV]
- Vaccine against pneumococcus bacteria [PCV]
- Vaccine against Hepatitis B
- Vaccine against Hepatitis A
- Vaccine against Rotavirus
The vaccines given at school are:
- In 1st grade: Vaccine against Measles-Mumps-Rubella (German measles) – Varicella (chicken pox) [MMRV]
- In 2nd grade: Vaccine against Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whooping cough + Polio [Tdap-IPV]
- In 8th grade: Vaccine against Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whooping cough [Tdap]
- In 8th grade: Vaccine against Human Papilloma Virus [HPV]
For your convenience, a table is provided, detailing the timing of vaccines during childhood.
Table of childhood vaccination dates
For your convenience, attached is a table detailing the dates of vaccinations during childhood.
Click on the photo to enlarge.
- For more details and information about vaccines provided for babies and children at Tipat Halav family health centers and in schools from birth until 8th grade.
Vaccine against Influenza
The Ministry of Health recommends that the entire population receive the vaccine against influenza every year, at all ages, beginning with six-months-old babies. The vaccine is given at the HMOs (Kupot Cholim).
From the 2016-2017 school year, second grade school children are vaccinated for influenza.
There are two types of vaccine against influenza. The vaccines provide good protection against influenza for one winter:
- Killed (inactivated) vaccine, given by injection, is intended for persons aged 6 months and over. It can be given at any time interval from any other vaccine.
- Live attenuated vaccine, given as a spray to the nose, intended for healthy people aged 2-49 years (not for pregnant women). A 4 week interval is required between this attenuated live vaccine and other attenuated live vaccines (against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and yellow fever) if they are not given on the same day (the recipient must pay for this vaccine). This vaccine is not expected to be available in Israel in the 2016-2017 season.
