Vacinnes

RECOMMENDED VACCINES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS

Rotavirus Vaccine

The vaccine protects against acute diarrheal disease caused by rotavirus and severe diarrhea in infants and children under five years of age. The vaccine is administered orally and consists of live attenuated virus. The National Immunization Program recommends two doses at 2 and 4 months of age. There are two vaccines, the monovalent oral vaccine (available in SUS) and the pentavalent oral vaccine (in the private health system where the scheme is three doses, at 2, 4 and 6 months).

The Vaccine Observatory studies routine vaccines indicated for children under two years of age (except flu and yellow fever), considering the recommendations of the National Immunization Schedule of the National Immunization Program of the Ministry of Health.

Other sources of reliable vaccination information:

Ministry of Health of Brazil
https://saude.gov.br/
São Paulo State Epidemiological Surveillance Center
http://www.saude.sp.gov.br/cve-centro-de-vigilancia-epidemiologica-prof.-alexandre-vranjac/
Brazilian Society of Immunizations
https://sbim.org.br/
Pan American Health Organization
https://www.paho.org/bra/
World Health Organization
https://www.who.int/
CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/