Philippines immunization schedule and calculator
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.
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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 academyThe Philippine pediatric society's immunization calendar, commonly followed in private clinics.
| Age | Vaccines given |
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| Birth | |
| 6 weeks |
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| 10 weeks |
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| 14 weeks |
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| 6 months and older |
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| 9 months |
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| 12 months |
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| 12-15 months |
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| 15 months |
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| 18 months |
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| 4-6 years | |
| Grade 1 / 6-7 years | Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela. |
| 7-10 years |
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| 11-12 years | Both HPV doses fall inside this window, given several months apart. |
| Grade 7 / 12-13 years | Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela. |
| 13-18 years |
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EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization (Philippines)
GovernmentThe Philippines' free government immunization programme, from birth through school age.
| Age | Vaccines given |
|---|---|
| Birth | |
| 6 weeks |
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| 10 weeks |
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| 14 weeks |
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| 9 months | |
| Grade 1 / 6-7 years | Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela. |
| Grade 4 / 9-10 years | Both HPV doses are given through the school programme, several months apart. |
| Grade 7 / 12-13 years | Given through the national school-based programme, Bakuna Eskwela. |
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.
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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