Immunization schedule in India

Immunization schedule in India 2016

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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