Immunization help your child's immune system do its work properly. The child develops protection against future infections, the same as if he or she had been exposed to the natural disease. With vaccines your child doesn't have to get sick first to get that protection. Vaccination is one of the most important and cost effective strategies for the prevention of childhood sicknesses and disabilities and is thus a basic need for all children.
The following schedule has been recommended by the Ministry of Health, Govt. of India. However you must consult to Pediatrics before using this Chart.
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
Birth = BCG
Oral Polio Vaccine - 1st dose
Hepatitis B Vaccine - 1st dose
6 weeks = DPT - 1st dose
Oral Polio Vaccine - 2nd dose
10 weeks = Hepatitis B Vaccine - 2nd dose
14 weeks = DPT - 3rd dose
Oral Polio Vaccine - 4th dose
6-9 months = Oral Polio Vaccine - 5th dose
Hepatitis B Vaccine - 3rd dose
9 months = Measles Vaccine
15-18 months = MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
DPT - 1st booster dose
Oral Polio Vaccine - 6th dose
5 years = DPT - 2nd booster dose
Oral Polio Vaccine - 7th dose
10 Years = TT (Tetanus) - 3rd booster dose
Hepatitis B Vaccine - booster dose
15-16 years = TT (Tetanus) - 4th booster dose
ABBREVIATIONS
BCG = Bacillus calmittee Guerin.
DPT = Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus.
OPV = Oral Polio Vaccine.
DT = Diphtheria & Tetanus vaccine.
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