Vaccine injection technique: Japan-US differences

-------- from the homepage of CDC

Two types of vaccine injection techniques ( Intramuscular or subcutaneously) 
are routinely used In United States.

----------  Intramuscular   :  Influenza, Haemophilus influenzae, Pneumococcal, -----------------------------------                    DTaP, Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-A.

---------- Subcutaneously:  IPV(Polio), MMR, Varicella

In Japan, all vaccines are administered by subcutaneously.

Any questions ?

--------------- write to Keiji Hagiwara.  keijihagiwara@gmail.com