[Update of the 2019 Swiss immunization schedule 7 new recommendations and review of practical implications for health...

The Swiss 2019 immunization schedule published includes 7 news clauses: 1) DTPa-IPV-Hib-HBV vaccination in newborns with the simplified dosing schedule "2+1"; 2) recommendation for vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella administered at 9 and 12 months of age; 3) pneumococcal immunization in children under 5 years of age as a basic recommendation; 4) replacement of the monovalent capsular group C meningococcal conjugate vaccine by the quadrivalent ACWY conjugate vaccine (Menveo); 5) extension of vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis virus to the entire Swiss territory - with the exception of the cantons of Geneva and Tessin - in people with risk factors for contagion; 6) replacement of Gardasil® with Gardasil 9® since January 2019; 7) recommendation for vaccination against hepatitis B in newborns.