April 2024 VersionLive
vaccineRoutineRotavirus

Routine(oral vaccine)

Monovalent

11 months

10 months

9 months

8 months

7 months

5 months

4 months

3 months

2 months

2 years 3 years 4 years 5 years 6 years 7 years
8DT: an additional
vaccination at 11 years
old (Vaccination target:
11 to 12 years old)

35-valent
InactivatedvaccinePneumococcal
conjugate

Routine123

Inactivatedvaccine

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
inactivated polio, &Haemophilus influenzae type b(Hib) (DPT/IPV/Hib)

Routine

123Livevaccine

BCG

RoutineLivevaccine

MRLivevaccineVaricellaLivevaccine

Mumps

Voluntary

InactivatedvaccineJapanese encephalitis

RoutineVoluntary

InactivatedvaccineInfluenza

Voluntary

Inactivatedvaccine

HPV (2-, 4-, 9-valent)Routine(Human papillomavirus)

Meningococcus

4

Vaccination is recommended
between April and June in the thirdyear of kindergarten or nursery.

When your child turns one year old, these vaccines should beadministered on the same day. Simultaneous administration ofpneumococcal conjugate, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
inactivated polio, & Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), MR,varicella and mumps is available.

12

1

2

The second vaccination is recommended for acquisitionof reliable immunity. (*)

12The standard schedule is for 3 years old or older, but a child 6 months orolder can receive it.
1

1 2

3

4An additional vaccination at 9years old. (Vaccination
target: 9 to 12 years old)

The vaccination schedule may vary depending on age and vaccine type. Check the latest information in advance.

Vaccination around Oct. to Nov. every year isrecommended.

Every fall
Catch-up vaccination (free of charge) will end at
the end of March 2025. Early vaccination isrecommended.

Voluntary

The 4-valent vaccine isavailable for boys (voluntaryvaccination).

The 9-valent vaccine is administered 2 or 3 times forchildren receiving the first dose before 15 years of age; 3times for children receiving it at age 15 years or older.

Vaccination for 6th grade students isrecommended. (Routine vaccination target: girls
from 6th to 10th grades)

Vaccination can be started from two years old and is recommended for children who will study
abroad or live in a dormitory.
Travelers overseas may require vaccination against yellow fever, hepatitis A, and rabies in addition to the vaccinations
above. You should consult a travel clinic etc. about undergoing vaccination at your earliest convenience once your plans
to travel overseas are confirmed.

Livevaccine

Live vaccine

RoutineGenerally free of charge (at public expense) if vaccine is administered during
the prescribed period.

Target age for routine vaccination

Recommended time period for vaccination(the numbers indicate doses of a series)

Inactivatedvaccine

Inactivated vaccine

Voluntary

Mostly for a fee (paid by the individual). Some municipalities provide a subsidy.
Voluntary vaccines are as necessary as routine vaccines.

Age when voluntary vaccines may be
administered

Recommended time period for vaccination
not written in the package insert

mRNA
vaccinemRNA vaccine

Prepared in February 2024

DPT vaccine iscommonlyadministeredoverseas (voluntaryvaccination).

Polio vaccine is commonly
administered at 4 years old orolder overseas (voluntaryadministration).

Travelers’ vaccines

Simultaneous
vaccination:

10 11 12 13

5

1

RoutineCovid-19

One dose of DPT vaccine is administered forprevention of whooping cough infection (voluntaryvaccination). The WHO also recommends anadditional dose during this time period.

41(chicken pox)mRNA
vaccineInactivatedvaccineSimultaneous administration of
vaccines is the key to earlycompletion of the required
doses for rotavirus,
pneumococcal conjugate anddiphtheria, tetanus, pertussis,
inactivated polio, &Haemophilus influenzae type b(Hib).

Routine(measles and rubella
combined)(Age)

9Three doses are required before one year of age. The third dose should be given at an interval of 4 to 5
months after the second dose.
Even for a child one year old or older, vaccination at the earliest convenience is recommended if not given yet(voluntary vaccination).

Hepatitis B(excluding prevention ofperinatal infection)

1 month

1 year6 months

11 months

There are two types of rotavirus vaccines, monovalent and 5-valent.
Vaccination should be started no later than 14 weeks and 6 days after birth, and doses required for individual
vaccines should be completed.

9 months

28 months

17 months

36 months

25 months

14 months

3 months

Inactivatedvaccine

0 year2 months

Administered

Name of Vaccine

1 monthImmunization Schedule

10 months

To protect your precious children from vaccine preventable diseases (VPD), it is important to remember to have them vaccinated as soon as they
become old enough to receive each vaccine. This schedule is a suggestion for the earliest acquisition of immunity, made by the KNOW★VPD! Protect
Our Children (NPO). You should talk to your child’s primary care physician to make an immunization schedule according to the immunization program ofyour residential area and the outbreak status of VPDs.

not written in the package insert,(*) Although
the second vaccination is recommended.

⚫ At least a 4-week interval is required between injections of different live vaccines. (Vaccination is available again on the same day of the week after 4 weeks have passed.)Multiple vaccines may be administered on the same day. It is as safe as separate administrations of the vaccines.
The Japanese government as well as the Japan Pediatric Society recommend the thigh (the outer forward part of the thigh)as an inoculation site for infants and toddlers. Talk to your child’s primary care physician about detailed information.

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