Abstract
When in 1980 the Ministry of Health and Social Security of the Government of Catalonia was
given the remit of health promotion by the Spanish Government, the first systematic immuni-
zation schedule was created. The goal was to improve the health of children who are more
likely to suffer from certain infectious and communicable diseases. Interventions undertaken
in the past 34 years has made it possible to keep the elimination of polio and diphtheria. Other
diseases that could be prevented through the use of vaccines have experienced a significant
decline. Some diseases, such as measles, mumps and rubella, are now about to be elimina-
ted. As well as allowing the achievement of important health goals, routine immunization
schedule has other important functions: it allows us to know vaccines administered to diffe-
rent cohorts of the Catalan population, and is a useful tool to understand the dynamics of cer-
tain epidemic outbreaks.
Keywords
Vaccination schedule; Systematic vaccination
Bibliographic citation
Batalla-Clavell J, Urbiztondo-Perdices L, Borràs-López E, Martínez-Marcos M, Cabezas-Peña C. Evolució del calendari de vacunacions sistemàtiques de Catalunya (període 1980-2014). Butll Epidemiol Catalunya. 2014;35(2):15-23.
Audience
Professionals
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