Immunization Chart for Babies in India

July 26 11:09 2016 by admin-blog-kh Print This Article

This chart is a ready reckoner to remind you about the vaccine schedules of your child. Click on link below chart to download to print.

Age	Vaccines
At Birth	BCG Dose 1 (tuberculosis vaccine) OPV (oral polio vaccine) Dose 1 Hep B (hepatitis B Vaccine) Dose 1
6-8 weeks	DTaP/DTwP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Dose 1 Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) Dose 1 Rotavirus Dose 1 This vaccine helps protect against rotavirus – the leading cause of diarrhoea. The WHO recommends this vaccine because the rotavirus is a major cause of dehydration in babies. IPV (Injectable Polio Vaccine) Dose 1 Hep B (Hepatitis B Vaccine) Dose 2	Optional vaccine: PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) Dose 1 This is to prevent pneumonia and meningitis (brain fever). It is quite a costly vaccine and is given as an injection in three doses.
10-16 weeks	DTaP/DTwP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Dose 2 Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) Dose 2 Rotavirus Dose 2 IPV (Injectable Polio Vaccine) Dose 1 Hep B (hepatitis B vaccine) Dose 3	Optional Vaccine: PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) Dose 2
14-24 weeks	DTaP/DTwP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Dose 3 Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) Dose 3 Rotavirus Dose 3 IPV (Injectable Polio Vaccine) Dose 3 Hep B (hepatitis B vaccine) Dose 4	Optional Vaccine: PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) Dose 3
6 – 7 Months	OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) Dose 2 Influenza Dose 1, Influenza Dose 2
9 Months	Measles Dose 1 MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine) Dose 1
9-12 Months	Typhoid CV (typhoid conjugate vaccine) Dose 1
12 Months	Hep A (Hepatitis A vaccine) Dose 1
15 Months	PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) Booster MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine) Dose 2 Varicella Dose 1	Optional Vaccine: Chickenpox Dose 1
16-18 Months	IPV (Injectable, Polio Vaccine) Booster Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine) Booster DTaP/DTwP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Booster
18-19 Months	Hep A (Hepatitis A vaccine) Dose 2 Varicella Dose 2
2 Years	Typhoid Booster
2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th year	Annual Influenza Vaccine
4-6 Years	OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) Dose 3 Typhoid Booster DTaP/DTwP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis) Booster IPV Booster MMR Dose 3	Optional Vaccine: Chickenpox Dose 2
9-15 years (Girls)	HPV (2 doses)
10-12 years	Tdap/Td

Click here to download the Immunization Chart.

Also Read: Importance of Immunizing a Child

Revised Date : 13 ^th september 2022

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