SCHEDULE:
The
schedule recommended by the Indian Academy of Pediatrics is as
follows:
| AGE |
VACCINE |
| Birth-15
days |
BCG,
OPV – zero dose,
Hepatitis B Vaccine – 1st dose. |
| 6
weeks-8 weeks |
DPT
– 1st dose,
OPV – 1st dose,
Hepatitis B Vaccine – 2nd dose. |
| 10
weeks - 12 weeks |
DPT
– 2nd dose,
OPV – 2nd dose. |
| 14
weeks - 16 weeks |
DPT
– 3rd dose,
OPV – 3rd dose. |
| 6
months - 9 months |
OPV-
4th dose
Hepatitis B Vaccine – 3rd dose
Measles vaccine. |
| |
| 15
months - 18 months |
MMR
(Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
DPT – 1st Booster dose,
OPV – 1st Booster dose. |
| |
| 5
years |
DPT
– 2nd Booster,
OPV – 2nd Booster. |
| 10
years |
TT
(Tetanus Toxoid)–3rd Booster dose,
Hepatitis B Vaccine – Booster dose. |
| 15
– 16 years |
TT
– 4th Booster dose. |
Note:
Though the gap recommended between first 3 OPV – DPT doses
is 4 weeks, some recommend that the doses can be given even at
intervals of 6-8 weeks.
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Last updated on 23-08-2001
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