Recommended childhood immunisation schedule |
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Age of child |
Which vaccine? |
How and where is it given? |
At birth |
Bcg**** vaccine |
Intradermal injection in the upper arm |
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Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
6 weeks old |
Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
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Dtp vaccine* |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hib*** vaccine |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hepatitis b vaccine |
Injection in right thigh |
10 weeks old |
Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
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Dtp vaccine* |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hib*** vaccine |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hepatitis b vaccine |
Injection in right thigh |
14 weeks old |
Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
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Dtp vaccine* |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hib*** vaccine |
Injection in left thigh |
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Hepatitis b vaccine |
Injection in right thigh |
9 months old |
Measles vaccine |
Injection in right thigh |
18 months old |
Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
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Dtp vaccine* |
Injection in left thigh |
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Measles vaccine |
Injection in right thigh |
5 years old |
Polio vaccine |
Drops per mouth |
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Dt** vaccine |
Injection in left arm |
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Dtp* |
Vaccine against diphteria, whooping cough and tetanus(lock-jaw) |
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Dt** |
Vaccine against diphteria and tetanus(lock-jaw) only |
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Hib*** |
Vaccine against haemophilus influenzae type b |
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Bcg**** |
Vaccine against tuberculosis |
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