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Table 1 Current vaccination schedules with the MenC conjugate vaccine in European countries

From: Is a single dose of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine sufficient for protection? experience from the Netherlands

Country

Number of doses

Current MenC vaccination schedule

Source

Andorra

3

2, 4, and 18 months

WHOa

Austria

2

13 months (MenC) and 11-13 years (MenACWY)

The Federal Ministry of Health, Austriab

Belgium

1

15 months

WHO

Cyprus

1

12-13 months

WHO

France

1

12-24 months

Ministry of labour, employment and health, Francec

Germany

1

11-23 months

WHO

Greece

3

2, 4, and 15-18 months

WHO

Iceland

2

6 and 8 months

WHO

Ireland

3

4, 6, and 13 months

WHO

Italy

3

3, 5, and 11-12 months and risk groups

WHO

Luxembourg

1

≥ 13 months

WHO

Monaco

1

2 years

WHO

Netherlands

1

14 months

WHO

Portugal

3

3, 5, 15 months

WHO

Slovenia

-

risk groups

WHO

Spain

3

2, 4-6, 12-18 months

Vaccine Advisory Committee of the Spanish Association of Paediatricsd

Switzerland

2

12-15 months and 11-15 years

WHO

United Kingdom

3

3, 4, 12-13 months

Department of Health, United Kingdome

  1. a http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/en/globalsummary/scheduleselect.cfm
  2. b http://www.bmg.gv.at/cms/home/attachments/1/4/0/CH1100/CMS1038913010412/impfplan_2011.pdf
  3. c http://www.sante.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Tableau_des_vaccinations_recommandees_chez_les_enfants_et_adolescents.pdf
  4. d http://vacunasaep.org/profesionales/calendario-de-vacunaciones-de-la-aep-2011
  5. e http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/documents/digitalasset/dh_122401.pdf