Age | Vaccine | Remarks |
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Preferably within 24 hours of birth | BCG | Vaccination may be given before leaving the hospital or during the first contact with the health services |
If the scar is not present, child may be re-vaccinated after 6 months, up to 5 years of age | ||
On completion of two months | Pentavalent vaccine (DTP- Hepatitis B-Hib ) 1st dose and Oral Polio Vaccine 1st dose | |
On completion of four months | Pentavalent vaccine ( DTP- Hepatitis B-Hib ) 2nd dose and Oral Polio Vaccine 2nd dose | |
On completion of six months | Pentavalent vaccine ( DTP- Hepatitis B-Hib ) 3rd dose and Oral Polio Vaccine 3rd dose | |
On completion of 9 months | Measles containing vaccine 1st dose in the form of Measles vaccine *** | |
On completion of one year | Live attenuated Japanese Encephalitis vaccine - SA 14-14-2 +++ | A single dose is administered |
On completion of 18 months | DTP 4th dose and Oral Polio vaccine 4th dose | DTP 4th dose is given in the form of the triple vaccine instead of the pentavalent vaccine |
On completion of 3 years | Measles containing vaccine 2nd dose in the form of Measles-Rubella (MR)vaccine *** | |
On completion of five years | DT and Oral Polio vaccine 5th dose | Given at the school entry |
At 12 years | aTd ( adult Tetanus diphtheria) | Given in the school immunization programme |
1st pregnancy | Tetanus Toxoid -1st dose | First dose after 12 weeks of pregnancy and the second dose 6–8 weeks after the first dose |
Tetanus Toxoid – 2nd dose | ||
2nd pregnancy | Tetatnus Toxoid -3rd dose | After 12 weeks of pregnancy |
3rd pregnancy | Tetanus Toxoid -4th dose | After 12 weeks of pregnancy |
4th pregnancy | Tetanus Toxoid -5th dose | After 12 weeks of pregnancy |
1st pregnancy | Teatnus Toxoid – a booster dose | A booster dose is given if a written evidence of immunization with Tetanus Toxoid containing vaccines according to the National Immunization Schedule is available |
Other pregnancies | Tetanus Toxoid –booster dose | If there is a gap of 10 years and more since the last administration of Tetanus Toxoid containing vaccines , a booster is given |
*** | In the current schedule adopted on 01.10.2011, Measles containing vaccine 1st and 2nd doses have been replaced by Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) combined vaccine. | |
+++ | In the current schedule Japanese Encephalitis vaccine is administered on completion of 9 months of life while MMR -1st dose is given on completion of one year of life. |