VACCINATIONS
National Immunization Schedule of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Vaccinations in Kazakhstan
Everyone knows that preventing a disease is easier than treating it, especially when it comes to serious infections such as hepatitis, polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus and others. Vaccination is carried out all over the world to prevent these diseases.
Under Resolution of the Government of Kazakhstan No. 612 of 24 September 2020, routine preventive vaccinations for children are given according to the National Immunization Schedule of the Republic of Kazakhstan. All mandatory vaccinations — at the public or private polyclinic where the child is registered — are free of charge and funded by the state budget.
Free vaccinations for children
Mandatory preventive vaccinations are given free of charge at the polyclinic where the child is registered:
- tuberculosis (BCG)
- hepatitis B
- polio, whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus (DTaP)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- pneumococcal infection
- measles, rubella and mumps (MMR)
When children are vaccinated
| Age | Vaccines |
|---|---|
| Days 1–4 of life (at the maternity hospital) | BCG (tuberculosis), HepB (hepatitis B) |
| 2 months | DTaP + Hib + HepB + IPV (hepatitis, polio, whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, Hib); pneumococcal vaccine |
| 3 months | DTaP + Hib + IPV (second dose against whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and Hib) |
| 4 months | DTaP + Hib + HepB + IPV (third dose); second pneumococcal dose |
| 12–15 months | MMR (measles, rubella, mumps); OPV (polio); pneumococcal booster |
| 18 months | DTaP + Hib + IPV (booster) |
| 6 years (1st grade) | BCG, DTaP, MMR |
| 16 years | Td (diphtheria, tetanus) |
| Adults — every 10 years | Td (diphtheria, tetanus) |
Abbreviations
- BCG — tuberculosis
- HepB — viral hepatitis B
- OPV / IPV — polio, oral / inactivated vaccine
- Pneumo — pneumococcal infection
- Td — diphtheria and tetanus
- MMR — measles, rubella and mumps
- DTaP + Hib + HepB + IPV — whooping cough (acellular), diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, Hib and inactivated polio vaccine
- DTaP + Hib + IPV — whooping cough (acellular), diphtheria, tetanus, Hib and inactivated polio vaccine
Vaccination regulations
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 612 of 24 September 2020 approving the list of diseases subject to mandatory preventive vaccination within the guaranteed volume of free medical care, the rules and timing of vaccination and the population groups to be vaccinated
Sets the national immunization schedule: who is vaccinated and when.
Open in Adilet →Order of the acting Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 150 of 21 September 2023 approving the Sanitary Rules “Sanitary and epidemiological requirements for organizing and carrying out preventive vaccinations”
Regulates how vaccination is organized and carried out.
Open in Adilet →
Where to get vaccinated
Vaccinations under the national schedule are free at the polyclinic where you are registered. To check the schedule and book, call the registration desk: +7 (702) 227-85-85, +7 (725) 336-36-14