POST UPDATED on 29-04-2017
Vaccination Saves Lives
Hope you read my harrowing experience as a result of boycotting vaccination for my baby in Top 10 Reasons to Vaccinate your Child.
Now that you know the importance of vaccination, it is equally important to know the vaccination schedule for the proper timing of the vaccination.
The IAP has recently updated its vaccination schedule with many of vaccines which weren’t compulsory before.
| S.No | Vaccine | Fights Against | Age for Dose 1 | Dose 2 | Dose 3 | Booster1 | Booster 2 | |
| 1 | BCG | TB | Birth | |||||
| 2 | HepB | Hepatitis B | Birth | 6 weeks | 6 Months | |||
| 3 | OPV | Polio | Birth | 6 Months | 9 Months | Additional Doses of OPV on all Supplementary Immunisation Activities | ||
| IPV | Polio | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | 16-18 Months | |||
| 4 | DTP | Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | 16-18 Months | 3 years (Booster 2) | |
| 5 | Hib | Infections caused by Haemophilus Influenza Bacteria | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | 16-18 Months | ||
| 6 | PCV | Pneumonia | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | 15 Months | ||
| 7 | RV | Severe Diarrheal Disease | 6 weeks | 10 weeks | 14 weeks | |||
| 8 | Typhoid | Typhoid Fever, Diarrhea | 9 months | 15 months (Booster 1) | ||||
| 9 | MMR | Measles, Mumps & Rubella | 9 months | 15 months | 4-6 years of age | |||
| 10 | Varicella | Chickenpox | 1 year | 15 months | ||||
| 11 | HepA | Liver disease | 1 year | 18 months | ||||
| 12 | Tdap | Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis | 10 years | |||||
Polio Vaccine
- All doses of IPV may be replaced with OPV if administration of the former is unfeasible.
- Additional doses of OPV on all supplementary immunization activities (SIAs)
- Two doses of IPV instead of 3 for primary series if started at 8 weeks, and 8 weeks interval between the doses
- No child should leave the facility without polio immunization (IPV or OPV), if indicated by the schedule
Rotavirus Vaccine
- 2 doses of RV to be given
- RV should be employed in 10 & 14 week schedule, 10 & 14 week schedule of RV is found to be more immunogenic than 6 & 10 week schedule.
- If RV is chosen, the first dose should be given at 10 weeks.
- If RV is chosen, the 2nd dose should be given at 14 weeks
Hepatitis-B
The final (3rd or 4th ) dose in the HepB vaccine series should be administered no earlier than age 24 weeks and at least 16 weeks after the first dose.
MMR
- Measles-containing vaccine ideally should not be administered before completing 270 days or 9 months of life.
- The 2nd dose must follow in 2nd year of life.
- No need to give stand-alone measles vaccine.
- The 2nd dose must follow in 2nd year of life.
- However, it can be given at anytime 4-8 weeks after the 1st dose.
HPV
- Only 2 doses of either of the two HPV vaccines for adolescent/preadolescent girls aged 9-14 years;
- For girls 15 years and older, and immunocompromised individuals 3 doses are recommended
- For two-dose schedule, the minimum interval between doses should be 6 months.
- For 3 dose schedule, the doses can be administered at 0, 1-2 (depending on brand) and 6 months
You can also register to receive SMS alert by sending
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Download the Vaccination Schedule by IAP Here Vaccination Schedule MyLittleMoppet
Other posts on Vaccination
1. Top 10 reasons to vaccinate your child.
2. Is Rotavirus Vaccine necessary for your baby?
3. Side effects of Rotavirus Vaccine.
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