Regular vaccinations for children in Japan are free
See the table below that indicates the recommended age for immunization.
Check with your regular doctor regarding the immunizations your child will receive and the schedule. The numbers (1, 2, etc.) indicate the number of times the vaccine has been applied (For example, 1 means “1st time” and 2 means “2nd time”).
TABLE
Periodic Immunization Vaccinations
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in Japanese インフルエンザ菌b型(Hib)
There are 4 doses applied in the second, third, fourth or fifth month and the last one between 12 and 18 months
Hepatitis B (HBV) B型肝炎
There are 3 doses applied in the second, third, seventh, or eighth month.
Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, and Polio (DTAP-IPV) 四種混合(DPT-IPV)
There are 4 doses applied in the third, fourth, fifth or sixth month and the last one in the 18th month
BCG
One dose applied in the sixth or seventh month
Measles and rubella (MR) 麻しん・風しん(MR)
There are 2 doses applied at 12 to 15 months and the last one between 5 and 6 years
Varicella (Chicken Pox) 水痘(水ぼうそう)
There are 2 doses applied in the 12 to 15 month and the last one in the 18 month
Japanese Encephalitis 日本脳炎
There are 4 doses applied in two phases:
Initial phase : children between 3 ~ 7 years and 6 months, there are 2 doses after reaching 3 years of age, 1 ~ 4 weeks apart.
1st phase reinforcement : 1 dose after 1 year from the end of the application of the initial phase.
2nd phase : 4th year of elementary school
1 dose during the 4th year of elementary school.
Diphtheria and Tetanus (DT) 二種混合(DT)
One dose being applied from 11 to 12 years of age
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) ヒトパピローマウイルス(HPV
There are 3 doses applied between the ages of 13 and 14.
Optional Immunization
Monovalent Rotavirus ロタウイルス1価
There are 2 doses applied in the second and third month.
Pentavalent Rotavirus ロタウイルス5価
There are 3 doses applied in the second, third, and fourth month.
Mumps おたふくかぜ
There are 2 doses applied at 12 months and 5 years.
Influenza インフルエンザ
It should be taken every year after the age of 13.
(*) The example of the above schedule of optional vaccination is recommended by the Japanese Academy of Pediatrics.
(*) For rotavirus, the vaccination is an attenuated (monovalent) human rotavirus vaccine administered orally, or an attenuated pentavalent rotavirus vaccine administered orally.
(*) Preventive vaccination schedule recommended by the Japanese Academy of Pediatrics (website in Japanese and English)
http://www.jpeds.or.jp/modules/general/index.php?content_id=9
* For more information on immunizations, please refer to the “immunizations” page on the website of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (website in Japanese and English)
https:// www.niid.go.jp/niid/ja/schedule.html
