Because six of these vaccines were combined into two shots DTP and MMR , and one, the polio vaccine, was given by mouth, children received five shots by the time they were 2 years old and not more than one shot at a single visit. Since the mids, many vaccines have been added to the schedule. The result is that the vaccine schedule has become more complicated than it once was, and children are receiving far more shots than before see Vaccine Safety for answers to the questions: "Are vaccines safe?
Now, children could receive as many as 27 shots by 2 years of age and up to six shots in a single visit. However, in the same way that the DTaP and MMR vaccines were combined, new combinations are being made to reduce the number of shots.
Used in different age groups of children, the following combinations of vaccines are now available:. Adolescents, like adults, were recommended to get tetanus boosters every 10 years; most requiring their first booster dose around age Other than this, however, most adolescents did not require additional vaccines unless they missed one in childhood.
By , vaccines specifically recommended for adolescents were only recommended for sub-groups based on where they lived or medical conditions that they had. However, a new group of vaccines became available in the latter part of the decade. Most adults think only of the tetanus booster recommended every 10 years and even then, many adults only get the vaccine if they injure themselves.
In , the Tdap vaccine was licensed as an improved version of the typical tetanus booster, Td. The newer version also contains a component to protect against pertussis whooping cough. All adults, especially those who are going to be around young infants, should get the Tdap vaccine. Adults often unwittingly pass pertussis to young infants for whom the disease can be fatal.
In , the CDC recommended that Tdap or Td vaccine could be used for booster dosing every 10 years. January Hepatitis B vaccine program expanded for additional at-risk groups; eligibility now includes: household contacts and sexual partners of people living with hepatitis B people who inject drugs or are on opioid substitution therapy people living with Hepatitis C men who have sex with men people living with HIV prisoners and remandees.
This requires all children to be fully vaccinated or have commenced a recognised vaccine catch-up schedule or have a medical exemption for some vaccines, in order to confirm enrolment in childcare or kindergarten in Victoria March Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis whooping cough booster introduced at 18 months of age.
November Herpes Zoster vaccine introduced at 70 years of age. January Hepatitis B vaccine introduced, on the State funded vaccine program, for all non immune Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. June Meningococcal A,C,W,Y secondary school vaccine program for adolescents in Years 10, 11 and 12 or aged 15 to 19 years.
Victorian government funded and time-limited, ceases 31 December August Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine supply ceased for year olds. The program launched 11 December and ends 31 December Varicella vaccine program for Year 7 secondary school students or age equivalent in the community ceased 31 December. The program started 22 January and ends 31 December April Influenza vaccine funded by the Victorian government for all infants and children aged from 6 months to less than five years.
One or two doses of vaccine available for all adults born during or since and aged from 20 years without evidence of two documented doses of valid MMR vaccine or without serological evidence of immunity. Ceased 31 December Extended to 30 June Extended to 31 October Ceased 30 June Pertussis vaccine development took considerably longer, with a whole cell vaccine first licensed for use in the US in Viral tissue culture methods developed from , and led to the advent of the Salk inactivated polio vaccine and the Sabin live attenuated oral polio vaccine.
Mass polio immunisation has now eradicated the disease from many regions around the world. Progess of polio elimination and Image:CDC. Attenuated strains of measles, mumps and rubella were developed for inclusion in vaccines.
Measles is currently the next possible target for elimination via vaccination. Despite the evidence of health gains from immunisation programmes there has always been resistance to vaccines in some groups. The late s and s marked a period of increasing litigation and decreased profitability for vaccine manufacture, which led to a decline in the number of companies producing vaccines. Several studies have evaluated the safety and efficacy of DTaP as compared to DTP and concluded DTaP is effective in preventing disease, and mild and serious side effects occurred less frequently when the DTaP vaccine was given.
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