EXPANDED PROGRAMME ON IMMUNISATION SCHEDULE
AGE DISEASES PREVENTED
At birth
Tuberculosis in children
Polio
VACCINES NEEDED HOW AND WHERE IT IS GIVEN
BCG Right arm
OPV0 Drops by mouth
6 weeks Polio OPV1 Drops by mouth
Rotavirus disease (fever, vomiting, diarrhoea)
Pneumococcal diseases
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B
10 weeks
14 weeks
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B
Rotavirus 1 Liquid by mouth
PCV1 Intramuscular/left thigh
Hexavalent (DTaP-IPV-HibHBV)1
Hexavalent (DTaP-IPV-HibHBV)2
Intramuscular/ right thigh
Intramuscular/left thigh
Rotavirus disease (fever, vomiting, diarrhoea) Rotavirus 2 Liquid by mouth
Pneumococcal diseases PCV2 Intramuscular/left thigh
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B
6 months Measles and rubella
9 months
Hexavalent (DTaP-IPV-HibHBV)3
Intramuscular/right thigh
MR1 Subcutaneous/left thigh
Pneumococcal diseases PCV3 Intramuscular/right thigh
12 months Measles and rubella
18 months
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, Haemophilus influenza type B and hepatitis B
6 years (girls and boys) Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough)
Girls older than 9 years Human papillomavirus
12 years (girls and boys) Tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough)
MR2 Subcutaneous/right arm
Hexavalent (DTaP-IPV-HibHBV)4
Intramuscular/left arm
TDaP Intramuscular/left arm
HPV Intramuscular/upper arm or thigh
TDaP Intramuscular/left arm
Pregnant women Tetanus, diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis) TDaP Intramuscular
Hepatitis B
Pregnant women, health care workers, people aged 65 and older, people with cardiovascular disease, people living with HIV and AIDS
HBV Intramuscular
Influenza Flu Intramuscular
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