National Immunization Schedule: One Dose at 14 Weeks, Along With OPV3. Injectable Dose Given
This document outlines India's national immunization schedule. It lists 11 vaccines that provide protection against various diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, polio, measles, and more. For each vaccine, it specifies the disease it protects against, number of doses required, and recommended vaccination schedule based on a child's age. The schedule aims to provide all children with full immunization by age 2 through routine immunization visits at regular intervals during infancy and early childhood.
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National Immunization Schedule: One Dose at 14 Weeks, Along With OPV3. Injectable Dose Given
This document outlines India's national immunization schedule. It lists 11 vaccines that provide protection against various diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B, polio, measles, and more. For each vaccine, it specifies the disease it protects against, number of doses required, and recommended vaccination schedule based on a child's age. The schedule aims to provide all children with full immunization by age 2 through routine immunization visits at regular intervals during infancy and early childhood.
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National Immunization Schedule
S Vaccine Protection Number Vaccination Schedule
No of doses 1 BCG Childhood 1 At birth (up to 1 year if not given (Bacillus Calmette Tuberculosis earlier) Guerin) 2 Pentavalent Diphtheria, Pertussis, 3 Three doses at 6, 10 & 14 week [Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, Tetanus (DPT), Haemophilus Hepatitis B and influenzae type B Haemophilus influenza associated Pneumonia b (Hib)] and Meningitis 3 DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis 2 Two booster doses at 16-24 (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus month and 5 years of age. Three and Tetanus Toxoid) primary doses at 6, 10 & 14 week are part of Pentavalent vaccine. 4 Hepatitis B Hepatitis B 1 Birth dose for institutional deliveries with 24 hour. Three primary doses at 6, 10 & 14 week are part of Pentavalent vaccine. 5 OPV Polio 5 Birth dose for institutional (Oral Polio Vaccine) deliveries. Three primary doses at 6, 10 & 14 week and one booster dose at 16-24 month of age. Given orally 6 IPV (Inactivated Polio Polio 1 One dose at 14 weeks, along vaccine) $ with OPV3. Injectable dose given. 7 Japanese Encephalitis# Japanese Encephalitis 2 9-12 months of age and 2nd dose at 16-24 months
8 Measles Measles 2 9-12 months of age and 2nd dose
at 16-24 months 9 Vitamin A Night Blindness 9 -1st dose at 9 months - 2nd dose at 18th months - 3rd to 9th dose given at 6 monthly interval upto 5 years. 10 RotaVirus* Rotavirus diarrhoea 3 Three doses at 6, 10 & 14 week. Given orally.
11 TT (Tetanus Toxoid) Tetanus 2 - 10 years and 16 years of age
2 - For pregnant woman, two doses given (one dose if previously vaccinated within 3 years) $ At present in six states- Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, M.P., Punjab and U.P., and in process of expansion. # In endemic districts, * Phased introduction, at present in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Orissa from 2016.