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IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE Chart IN INDIA 2020

 

 

 HOW TO READ THIS CHART?

The vaccine schedule is basically divided into 2 parts:

The age at which your child receives the 1^st dose and the time gap between future doses.

EXAMPLE:

DTP VACCINE:

Your baby should receive the 1^st dose of the DTP vaccine at least 6 weeks after birth.

The 2^nd dose should be given 4 weeks after the 1^st dose

The  3^rd dose takes place 4 weeks after the 2^nd dose.

Booster 1 takes place 6 months after the 3^rd dose.

And Booster 2 is given 3 years after Booster 1.

 

IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE IN INDIA 2020

S.No	Vaccine	Prevents	Minimum Age for Dose 1	Interval Between Dose 1 and Dose 2	Interval Between Dose 2 and Dose 3	Interval Between Dose 3 and Dose 4	Interval Between Dose 4 and Dose 5
1	BCG	TB & bladder cancer	Birth
2	HepB	Hepatitis B	Birth	4 weeks	8 weeks
3	Poliovirus	Polio	Birth	4 weeks	4 weeks
4	DTP	Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis	6 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	6 months (Booster 1)	3 years (Booster 2)
5	Hib	Infections caused by Bacteria	6 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	6 months (Booster 1)
6	PCV	Pneumonia	6 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	6 months (Booster 1)
7	RV	Severe Diarrheal Disease	6 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks
8	Typhoid	Typhoid Fever, Diarrhea	9 months	15 months (Booster 1)
9	MMR	Measles, Mumps & Rubella	9 months	6 months
10	Varicella	Chickenpox	1 year	3 months
11	HepA	Liver disease	1 year	6 months
12	Tdap	Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis	7 years
13	HPV	Some Cancers & Warts	9 years	For Child aged 9-14 years: 6 months. For Child aged 15 or more: 1 month	For Child aged 15 or more: 5 months

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