esquema vacinal de recurso
Published 5 November 2026, 03:36
esquema vacinal de recurso — a vaccination schedule for those who have fallen behind
The procedure for catching up on missed vaccines: a person with no vaccination records, an incomplete schedule or another country's schedule is given as many doses as their age requires. The rule is simple: every dose already given still counts, even if the recommended age for it has long passed.
Where you come across it. Your first visit to the health centre after moving, an unfinished course of vaccines from another country.
There is no need to start again: a gap longer than recommended does not reduce protection; the schedule is simply completed. Until it is complete, the person may not be protected, but that is a reason to finish it, not to start from scratch.