What is the bakuna schedule for a baby in the Philippines?

The government EPI schedule starts with BCG and hepatitis B at birth, then Pentavalent, oral polio and PCV at 6, 10 and 14 weeks, the injectable polio vaccine, and MMR at 9 months. The calculator below turns those ages into dates for your child.

Are vaccines free in the Philippines?

Yes, the EPI vaccines are free at barangay health stations, rural health units and city health offices, and the school doses are free through Bakuna Eskwela. Private clinics following the PIDSP calendar charge per dose.

What is the difference between the EPI and PIDSP schedules?

EPI is the Department of Health programme, free and covering the essential vaccines. PIDSP is the pediatric society calendar used in private practice; it includes everything in EPI plus rotavirus, varicella, hepatitis A, typhoid and influenza, and uses the injectable polio vaccine throughout.

My child missed the 6, 10 and 14 week doses. Can we still catch up?

Yes, and you do not start again. Bring your child to your health centre or pediatrician, and use the calculator below to see the earliest valid date for each remaining dose once you mark what has already been given.

Philippines · 2026

Baby immunization schedule in the Philippines

The Philippines runs two childhood immunization schedules: the Department of Health’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), given free at public health facilities, and the calendar published by the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP), followed in private practice.

EPI covers the essential infant vaccines and then continues in schools through the Bakuna Eskwela programme. PIDSP covers everything in EPI and adds vaccines the national programme does not fund, including rotavirus, varicella, hepatitis A, typhoid and influenza. Enter your child’s date of birth below to date either one.

Schedules

PIDSP and Department of Health Philippines

Visits covered

8 visits, 19 doses

Age range

Birth to Grade 7 / 12-13 years

Cost

Free on the public programme

Philippines vaccination calculator by date of birth

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Schedule: Department of Health Philippines
Planned visits: 8

Birth
2 doses
Awaiting birth date
6 weeks
3 doses
Awaiting birth date
10 weeks
3 doses
Awaiting birth date
14 weeks
3 doses
Awaiting birth date

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Where to get them, and what they cost

EPI vaccines are free at barangay health stations, rural health units and city health offices, usually on set immunization days. The adolescent doses are given in public schools through Bakuna Eskwela. Private pediatric clinics charge per dose and generally follow the PIDSP calendar.

The Philippines schedules, age by age

Every vaccine links to a plain-language page on what it protects against.

PIDSP, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines

Pediatric academy

The Philippine pediatric society's immunization calendar, commonly followed in private clinics.

PIDSP, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines, vaccines by age
Age	Vaccines given
Birth	BCG · dose 1Tuberculosis HepB · dose 1Hepatitis B
6 weeks	IPV · dose 1Polio PCV · dose 1Pneumococcal disease Pentavalent · dose 1Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough Rotavirus vaccine · dose 1Rotavirus
10 weeks	IPV · dose 2Polio Pentavalent · dose 2Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough Rotavirus vaccine · dose 2Rotavirus
14 weeks	IPV · dose 3Polio Pentavalent · dose 3Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough Rotavirus vaccine · dose 3Rotavirus
6 months and older	Influenza · dose 1 · optionalInfluenza
9 months	MMR · dose 1Measles, Mumps, Rubella
12 months	HepA · dose 1 · optionalHepatitis A MMR · dose 2Measles, Mumps, Rubella PCV · BoosterPneumococcal disease Varicella vaccine · dose 1 · optionalChickenpox
12-15 months	Hib · BoosterHib disease
15 months	HepA · dose 2 · optionalHepatitis A
18 months	DTaP · BoosterDiphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough
4-6 years	DTaP/IPV · BoosterDiphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough MMR · dose 3Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Grade 1 / 6-7 years	MR · dose 1Measles, Rubella Td · dose 1Tetanus, Diphtheria Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela.
7-10 years	TCV · dose 1 · optionalTyphoid
11-12 years	HPV · dose 1HPV infection HPV · dose 2HPV infection TCV · Booster · optionalTyphoid Both HPV doses fall inside this window, given several months apart.
Grade 7 / 12-13 years	MR · dose 2Measles, Rubella Td · dose 2Tetanus, Diphtheria Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela.
13-18 years	Tdap · BoosterTetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping cough

Full PIDSP schedule page, with sources and comparison →

EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines)

Government

The Philippines' free government immunization programme, from birth through school age.

EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines), vaccines by age
Age	Vaccines given
Birth	BCG · dose 1Tuberculosis HepB · dose 1Hepatitis B
6 weeks	OPV · dose 1Polio PCV · dose 1Pneumococcal disease Pentavalent · dose 1Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough
10 weeks	OPV · dose 2Polio PCV · dose 2Pneumococcal disease Pentavalent · dose 2Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough
14 weeks	IPV · dose 1Polio OPV · dose 3Polio Pentavalent · dose 3Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough
9 months	IPV · dose 2Polio MMR · dose 1Measles, Mumps, Rubella
Grade 1 / 6-7 years	MR · BoosterMeasles, Rubella Td · dose 1Tetanus, Diphtheria Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela.
Grade 4 / 9-10 years	HPV · dose 1HPV infection HPV · dose 2HPV infection Both HPV doses are given through the school programme, several months apart.
Grade 7 / 12-13 years	MR · BoosterMeasles, Rubella Td · dose 2Tetanus, Diphtheria Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela.

Full Department of Health Philippines schedule page, with sources and comparison →

What makes the Philippines schedule different

EPI or PIDSP: They are not competing views on what is safe, only on what is funded. EPI is the free government programme and protects against the core diseases. PIDSP is the pediatric society calendar and includes additional vaccines a family can choose to pay for privately.
Oral drops and the injection for polio: EPI uses oral polio drops through the first months with the injectable polio vaccine added later, which is the standard approach in countries working to keep polio out. PIDSP uses the injectable vaccine throughout.
Adolescent doses go by grade, not birthday: The measles-rubella, tetanus-diphtheria and HPV doses in the government programme are delivered in Grade 1, Grade 4 and Grade 7 rather than at an exact age. The calculator shows these as an age window, because which calendar month your child receives them depends on the school year.
BCG and hepatitis B at birth: Both schedules give BCG and a hepatitis B dose in the first days of life. Tuberculosis and hepatitis B are both common enough in the Philippines that the birth dose matters, which is one clear way this schedule differs from the UK or Australian one.

FAQ

Philippines vaccination questions

What is the bakuna schedule for a baby in the Philippines?: The government EPI schedule starts with BCG and hepatitis B at birth, then Pentavalent, oral polio and PCV at 6, 10 and 14 weeks, the injectable polio vaccine, and MMR at 9 months. The calculator below turns those ages into dates for your child.
Are vaccines free in the Philippines?: Yes, the EPI vaccines are free at barangay health stations, rural health units and city health offices, and the school doses are free through Bakuna Eskwela. Private clinics following the PIDSP calendar charge per dose.
What is the difference between the EPI and PIDSP schedules?: EPI is the Department of Health programme, free and covering the essential vaccines. PIDSP is the pediatric society calendar used in private practice; it includes everything in EPI plus rotavirus, varicella, hepatitis A, typhoid and influenza, and uses the injectable polio vaccine throughout.
My child missed the 6, 10 and 14 week doses. Can we still catch up?: Yes, and you do not start again. Bring your child to your health centre or pediatrician, and use the calculator below to see the earliest valid date for each remaining dose once you mark what has already been given.

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Sources

PIDSP, Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines, official schedule · PIDSP, 2026.
EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines), official schedule · Department of Health Philippines, 2026.

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