Colombia's PAI schedule (which vaccines, at what age) !

Topic

Colombia's Expanded Programme on Immunization (PAI) gives free vaccines from birth. This page sums up what each age is protected against, per the Ministry.

Updated 2026-11-01

What it is

The PAI is the Ministry of Health and Social Protection programme that sets, buys and distributes the national schedule vaccines. In 2025 and 2026 the childhood schedule moved ages and intervals earlier to protect sooner, after outbreaks of yellow fever, measles and pertussis in Colombia and neighbouring countries. The table sums up the ages and what each visit prevents according to the Ministry's pages; it gives no amounts and does not replace the official current schedule.

Key facts

From 2026 the influenza vaccine covers children from 6 months to 5 years.
Very low birth weight preterm infants born from 1 April 2025 receive an acellular hexavalent vaccine.
The measles «Zero Dose» brings protection forward to infants aged 6 to 11 months while outbreaks are a risk.
Women aged 10 to 49 also have a diphtheria-tetanus vaccine in the PAI, which prevents neonatal tetanus.
A late schedule is completed, not restarted.

PAI schedule (Ministry of Health, checked 2026-11-01). The childhood page lists the diseases prevented; the matching vaccine is in brackets where the name is unambiguous.

Age or group	Vaccines (diseases they prevent)
At birth	Tuberculous meningitis (BCG) and hepatitis B
1.5 months and 3 months	Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B and polio; rotavirus; pneumococcus (pneumonia, otitis, meningitis, bacteremia)
4.5 months	Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B and polio
6 and 7 months	Seasonal influenza (6 months to 5 years); measles «Zero Dose» to protect from 6 to 11 months
9 months	Yellow fever (mandatory from 9 months to 19 years for anyone living in or travelling through Colombia, per the page)
12 months	Measles, rubella and mumps (MMR); varicella; pneumococcus; hepatitis A
18 months	Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, hepatitis B and polio; measles, rubella and mumps
5 years	Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio; varicella
9 to 17 years (girls and boys)	Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Pregnant women	COVID-19 from week 12 (if criteria met); influenza from week 14; diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis from week 20 of every pregnancy; respiratory syncytial virus between weeks 28 and 36
60 years and older	Influenza every year; yellow fever if living in or travelling through risk areas, after assessment

Test yourself

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Which two vaccines does a newborn in Colombia receive before leaving the facility?

BCG, against severe forms of tuberculosis such as meningitis, and hepatitis B.

What is the PAI's measles «Zero Dose»?

An early measles shot that protects infants between 6 and 11 months of age when outbreaks are a risk.

At what ages does Colombia's PAI vaccinate against HPV?

Girls and boys aged 9 to 17.

Which vaccines does a pregnant woman receive in the PAI?

Influenza from week 14, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis from week 20 of every pregnancy, RSV between weeks 28 and 36, and COVID-19 when criteria are met.

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Educational content on the immune system; not a treatment or individual vaccination guide and no substitute for a health professional's advice. No doses are given.

Sources: Niños y niñas menores de 6 años (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia (PAI), 2026); Gestantes (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia (PAI), 2026); Vacunación contra el VPH (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia (PAI), 2026); Adultos mayores (Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social de Colombia (PAI), 2026).

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