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National Immunization Program for children
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National Immunization Program
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National Immunization Program for children
National Immunization Program for children is a project to provide immunization services for infectious diseases at no cost to the nearest clinics. National immunization program for children supports the total cost of 17 vaccinations.
Summary of National Immunization Program for children
- Eligibility : Children under 12 years of age (born in 2006 or later as of 2019)
- Supported contents: Support for all immunization costs of government-designated vaccine
- Supported vaccines: 17 species
- BCG(Percutaneous), Hepatitis Type B, DTaP(Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis), Td(Tetanus/Diphtheria), Tdap(Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis), IPV(Polio), DTaP-IPV(Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio), DTaP-IPV/Hib(Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Haemophilus influenzae Type B), Hib(Haemophilus influenzae Type B), Pneumococcal vaccine, MMR(Measles/Mumps/Rubella), Varicella, Japanese Encephalitis(inactivated vaccine/activated vaccine), Hepatitis Type A, HPV(Human Papillomavirus), Flu(Influenza)
Immunization Procedure
- Check the designated medical institution through the NIP internet website(https://nip.kdca.go.kr) or NIP mobile application(services are provided only in Korean language)
- Visit the designated medical institution with your identification card (Parent(Next of kin or Protector)'s ID card, health insurance card, etc.) and baby's immunization record.
- Arrive at the medical institution and fill out the screening questionnaire for immunization.
- Your doctor will be vaccinated after the preliminary diagnosis.
- If you agree to SMS service, you can get information about next vaccination schedule by SMS.
Parent’s Guide to Vaccination
Immunization Schedule for Children
| Preventable Disease |
Types of vaccines |
Number of times |
Birth~1 month |
1 mon th |
2 mon th |
4 mon th |
6 mon th |
12 mon th |
15 mon th |
18 mon th |
19~23 month |
24~35 month |
4 yea rs |
6 yea rs |
11 yea rs |
12 yea rs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuberculosis | BCG(intradermal) | 1 | BCG 1st | |||||||||||||
| Hepatitis B | HepB | 3 | HepB 1st |
HepB 2nd |
HepB 3rd |
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| Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis | DTaP | 5 | DTaP 1st |
DTaP 2nd |
DTaP 3rd |
DTaP 4th |
DTaP 5th |
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| Tdap* | 1 | Tdap 6th |
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| Poliovirus | IPV | 4 | IPV 1st | IPV 2nd | IPV 3rd | IPV 4th | ||||||||||
| Haemophilus influenzae type b | Hib | 4 | Hib 1st | Hib 2nd | Hib 3rd | Hib 4th | ||||||||||
| Pneumococcal disease | PCV | 4 | PCV 1st | PCV 2nd | PCV 3rd | PCV 4th | ||||||||||
| PPSV | - | Vaccination only for the high risk group | ||||||||||||||
| Measles/Mumps/Rubella | MMR | 2 | MMR 1st | MMR 2nd | ||||||||||||
| Varicella | Var | 1 | Var 1st | |||||||||||||
| Hepatitis A | HepA | 2 | HepA 1~2nd | |||||||||||||
| Japanese encephalitis | IJEV(Inactivated vaccine) |
5 | IJEV 1~2nd | IJEV 3rd | IJEV 4th | IJEV 5th | ||||||||||
| LJEV(Attenuated live vaccine) | 2 | LJEV 1st | LJEV 2nd | |||||||||||||
| Human Papillomavirus | HPV | 2 | HPV 1~2nd | |||||||||||||
| Influenza | IIV | - | IIV Vaccination every year | |||||||||||||
* Tdap or Td inoculation in age 11-12, then Td reagents every 10 years.(One of the inoculations after age 11 is inoculated with Tdap.)