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Vaccination Schedule

Vaccine		Age
BCG	:	immediately after birth
Polio	:	either oral or injectable: Oral – 5 doses in the first year Injectable with DTP
DPT	:	available as DwPT or DaPT. DwPT gives rise to fever and is painful whereas DaPT usually is painless and does not give rise to fever – 3 doses given at 6-8 weeks interval
Haemophilus Influenzae (HiB)	:	three doses given as combination with DPT
Hepatitis B	:	three doses along with DPT
Rotavirus oral vaccine given along with DPT (optional)
Pneumococcal vaccine	:	three doses given along with DPT (optional)
Flu vaccine	:	two doses at one month apart in the first year and then a booster every year (optional)
Measles	:	one dose at 8-1/2 months
Hepatitis A	:	two doses started after 12 months of age and given 6-8 months apart
Chickenpox	:	at 13 month age
MMR (mumps, measles, rubella)	:	at 15 month age
Polio/DPT/HiB booster at 18 month age
Typhoid vaccine at 2 year age and a booster every 3 years
Polio/DPT booster at 4-1/2 to 5 year age