Immunization Schedule
Immunization Schedule
Age | Vaccine | Diseases |
---|---|---|
Birth | BCG, OPV, Hepatitis B 1 | Hepatitis-B: Administer Hep-B vaccine to all newborns before hospital discharge |
6 weeks | DTwP 1/DTaP 1, IPV 1, Hep-B 2, Hib 1, Rotavirus 1, PCV 1 | Polio: • All doses of IPV may be replaced with OPV if former is unaffordable/unavailable • Additional doses of OPV on all supplementary immunization activities (SIAs) • Two doses IPV instead of 3 for primary series if started at 8 weeks, and 8 weeks interval between the doses Rotavirus: 2 doses of RV-1 and 3 doses of RV-5 |
10 Weeks | DTwP 2/DTaP 2, IPV 2, Hib 2, Rotavirus 2, PCV 2 | |
14 weeks | DTwP 3/DTaP 3, IPV 3, Hib 3, Rotavirus 3, PCV 3 | Rotavirus: Only 2 doses of RV1 are recommended at present |
6 months | OPV 1, Hep-B 3 | Hepatitis-B: The final (third or fourth) dose in the HepB vaccine series should be administered no earlier than age 24 weeks and at least 16 weeks after the first dose. |
9 months | OPV 2 | Measles |
12 months | Hep-A 1 | Hepatitis A: For both killed and live hepatitis-A vaccines, 2 doses are recommended |
15 months | MMR 1,Varicella 1, PCV booster | Varicella: The risk of breakthrough varicella is lower if given 15 months onwards. |
16 - 18 months | DTwP B1/DTaP B1, IPV B1, Hib B1 | The first booster (4th dose) may be administered as early as age 12 months, provided at least 6 months have elapsed since the third dose. |
2 years | Typhoid 1 | Typhoid: Typhoid revaccination every 3 years, if Vipolysaccharide vaccine is used. |
4 ½ to 5 years | DTwP B2/DTaP B2, OPV 3, MMR 2, Varicella 2, Typhoid 2 | MMR: the 2nd dose can be given at anytime 4-8 weeks after the 1st dose. Varicella: the 2nd dose can be given at anytime 3 months after 1st dose. |
10 to 12 years | Tdap/Td, HPV | Tdap: is preferred to Td followed by Td every 10 years. HPV: Only for females, 3 doses at 0, 1-2 (depending on brands) and 6 months. |
BCG | Tuberculosis (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) | |
OPV | Oral Polio Vaccine | |
DTP | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis | |
HIB | Pneumonia, Meningitis, Bacteremia (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) | |
Measles | Measles | |
MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella | |
Typhoid | Typhoid | |
TD | Tetanus | |
PCV | Bacterial diseases causing pneumonia, meningitis etc., (Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine) | |
Varicella | Chicken Pox | |
Hepatitis A | Hepatitis A | |
HPV | Human Papilloma Virus causing cervical cancer | |
Rotavirus | Rotavirus |