Immunisation Schedule
Age | Vaccines | Note |
Birth | BCG | |
| OPV zero | |
| Hepatitis B -1 | |
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6 weeks | OPV-1 + IPV-1 / OPV -1 | OPV alone if IPV cannot be given |
| DTPw-1 / DTPa -1 | |
| Hepatitis B -2 | |
| Hib -1 | |
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10 weeks | OPV-2 + IPV-2 / OPV-2 | OPV alone if IPV cannot be given |
| DTPw-2 / DTPa -2 | |
| Hib -2 | |
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14 weeks | OPV-3 + IPV-3 / OPV -3 | OPV alone if IPV cannot be given |
| DTPw-3 / DTPa -3 | |
| Hepatitis B -3 | Third dose of Hepatitis B can be given at 6 months of age |
| Hib -3 | |
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9 months | Measles | |
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15-18 months | OPV-4 + IPV-B1 / OPV -4 | OPV alone if IPV cannot be given |
| DTPw booster -1 or DTPa booster -1 | |
| Hib booster | |
| MMR -1 | |
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2 years | Typhoid | Revaccination every 3-4 years |
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5 years | OPV -5 | |
| DTPw booster -2 or DTPa booster -2 | |
| MMR -2 | The second dose of MMR vaccine can be given at any time 8 weeks after the first dose |
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10 years | Tdap | |
| HPV | Only girls, three doses at 0, 1-2 and 6 months |
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| Vaccines that can be given after discussion with parents | |
More than 6 weeks | Pneumococcal conjugate | 3 primary doses at 6, 10, and 14 weeks, followed by a booster at 15-18 months |
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More than 6 weeks | Rotaviral vaccines | (2/3 doses (depending on brand) at 4-8 weeks interval |
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After 15 months | Varicella | Age less than 13 years: one dose Age more than 13 years: 2 doses at 4-8 weeks interval |
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After 18 months | Hepatitis A | 2 doses at 6-12 months interval |
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