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Definitions for the abbreviations used in this section are as follows:
DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine
DTwP: Diphtheria, tetanus, and whole-cell pertussis vaccine
HB: Hepatitis B vaccine
Hib (HbOC): Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (oligosaccharide conjugate)
Hib (PRP-D): Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (polyribosylribitol phosphate-diphtheria toxoid conjugate)
Hib (PRP-OMP): Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (polyribosylribitol phosphate-meningicoccal protein conjugate)
Hib (PRP-T): Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (polyribosylribitol phosphate-tetanus toxoid conjugate)
IPV: Inactivated polio vaccine
MMR: Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
PCV: Pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate vaccine
VAR: Varicella vaccine