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Vaccine Schedule Calculator
Enter your baby's date of birth and see, in one table, which vaccine falls on which date under the Turkish Ministry of Health's National Childhood Immunisation Schedule. The next dose is highlighted and past doses are dimmed. If you're outside Türkiye, use this as a reference point and follow your own country's schedule.
Calculated from Türkiye's national childhood immunisation schedule. All of these vaccines are free at family health centres.
Pick the date of birth to see the schedule.
How Is the Vaccine Schedule Calculated?
The national schedule is built from the baby's date of birth. Each dose falls a set number of months after birth: hepatitis B at birth; BCG together with the first doses of the hexavalent combination and pneumococcal vaccine at the end of month 2; the rest of the series at months 4 and 6; MMR and varicella at month 12; and boosters at month 18.
The tool above turns those month offsets into calendar dates by adding them to your baby's date of birth. The dates are approximate; your family doctor sets the exact appointment, and in Türkiye family health centres usually call you when a dose is due.
Are These Vaccines Free?
In Türkiye, yes. Every vaccine on the National Childhood Immunisation Schedule is free at family health centres. The programme covers tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, Hib meningitis, pneumococcal disease, measles, rubella, mumps, varicella and hepatitis A.
Optional vaccines outside the schedule — rotavirus, meningococcal and seasonal flu, for instance — are paid for privately, and whether your baby needs them depends on their circumstances. Some, like rotavirus, have a narrow window in which they can be started, so it's worth raising them with your doctor in the early months.
What Happens If a Dose Is Missed?
The schedule does not restart. A missed dose is caught up from where you left off, and the protection from earlier doses is not lost. What you need to do is see your doctor as soon as you can and work out the catch-up plan together.
The only cost of a delay is that your baby stays unprotected for longer. So booking an appointment as soon as you notice is enough — there's no need to panic.
A mild cold usually doesn't mean postponing a vaccine; your doctor makes that call. Rather than cancelling the appointment yourself, it's better to ring and ask.
What Is Normal After a Vaccination?
Redness at the injection site, mild swelling and tenderness, a slight fever, tiredness and a bit more crying than usual are common reactions that generally settle within a day or two. After BCG, a small sore and a scar developing at the site over the following weeks is an expected part of the process.
Seek care without delay if you see: a fever that won't come down or is very high, hours of inconsolable crying, a widespread rash, swelling of the face or lips, difficulty breathing, marked lethargy, complete refusal to feed, or seizure-like movements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a baby's vaccine schedule calculated?
Vaccines are planned by adding set numbers of months to the date of birth: hepatitis B at birth; BCG, the hexavalent combination and PCV at the end of month 2; the series continues at months 4 and 6; an extra MMR dose at month 9; MMR, varicella and a PCV booster at month 12; and boosters plus hepatitis A at month 18. This is Türkiye's national schedule — other countries differ.
Are baby vaccines free in Türkiye?
Every vaccine on the national schedule is free at family health centres. Optional vaccines outside it (rotavirus, meningococcal, flu) are paid for privately, and whether they're needed is assessed with your doctor.
What should I do if a vaccine appointment is missed?
The schedule doesn't restart; the missed dose is caught up from where you left off. See your doctor as soon as you can and set out a catch-up plan. The only cost of a delay is a longer unprotected period.
Is it safe to give more than one vaccine on the same day?
Yes. At stops like months 2 and 12, three vaccines are given at the same visit. This doesn't weaken the immune response — it shortens the time a baby spends unprotected.
Is a fever after vaccination normal?
A mild fever, redness at the site and fussiness are common reactions that usually pass within 1-2 days. But seek medical care without delay for a fever of 38 °C or above in a baby under 3 months, any fever above 40 °C, constant crying, or a seizure.
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This content is for informational purposes only and does not replace medical advice. Always consult your doctor or midwife about your own or your baby's health.