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Which countries include pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in their vaccination schedules?

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What you should know about this indicator

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a bacterium that causes a number of common diseases including meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia. It is most common in young children and the elderly.

Which countries include pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in their vaccination schedules?
The introduction status of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) vaccination schedule.
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Last updated
January 9, 2025
Next expected update
January 2026
Date range
2000–2023

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Sources and processing

This data is based on the following sources

The World Health Organization (WHO) provides data on the introduction of vaccines into vaccine schedules for countries around the world. The data is collected through the WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization.

Retrieved on
January 9, 2025
Retrieved from
https://immunizationdata.who.int/global?topic=Vaccine-introduction&location=
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Vaccine Schedule - WHO/UNICEF Joint Reporting Form on Immunization (2024), World Health Organization and  UNICEF.

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World Health Organization (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. “Which countries include pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) in their vaccination schedules?” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “WHO Immunization Data - Vaccination Schedules” [original data]. Retrieved January 11, 2025 from https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/pneumococcal-conjugate-vaccine-immunization-schedule