Baby Vaccination

Vaccination is one of the most important factor to be considered for a healthy future of the baby. Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material to produce immunity to a disease(courtesy:wikipedia). Here’s the schedule for vaccination prescribed by Indian academy of pediatrics

Birth : BCG, Oral Polio Vaccine-1st dose

6 Weeks :DPT- 1st dose, Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine-1st dose, Oral polio Vaccine-2nd dose, Hepatitis B vaccine-1st dose

10 Weeks :DPT- 2nd dose: Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine-2nd dose, Oral polio Vaccine-3rd dose, Hepatitis B vaccine-2nd dose

14 Weeks : DPT- 3rd dose: Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine-3rd dose, Oral polio Vaccine-4th dose, Hepatitis B vaccine-3rd dose

9 Months : Measles vaccine

15-18 Months MMR (Measels, Mumps, Rubella), DPT-1st Booster dose
Haemophilus Influenzae B Booster dose, Oral Polio Vaccine- 5th dose

2Yrs : Typhoid vaccine

5 Yrs : DPT-2nd Booster dose, Oral Polio Vaccine-6th dose

10 Yrs :TT-3rd Booster dose

15-16 Yrs : TT-4th Booster dose

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