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Visualising childhood vaccination schedules across G8 countries

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h5966 (Published 16 November 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h5966

Calling the shots
Click here to see our interactive graphic, showing childhood vaccination schedules across the G8 nations.

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Re: Number of doses for HepB immunization in Russia

Many thanks to Alexander Goldstein for pointing out an error in the graphic. Earlier in the development process, we had included vaccines given to those in certain risk groups only. Since not all countries included this information in their schedules, we made the decision to remove these vaccines from all countries to make a fairer comparison. However, they were still being included in the cumulative graph. The error has now been corrected.

Competing interests: No competing interests

17 November 2015
William M Stahl-Timmins
Interactive data graphics designer
The BMJ
The British Medical Association, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9JP

Number of doses for HepB immunization in Russia

When pushing "HepB syringe" 3 doses correctly appear in the Russian calendar (at 0, 1, and 6 months of age). However, in the "total number of doses" section, five doses are incorrectly added.

Competing interests: Employee of Sanofi Pasteur.

17 November 2015
Alexander Goldstein
Pharmaceutical company
Moscow, Russia
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