Beneficiary | Age | Vaccine |
Neonates | Birth | BCG* and OPV** |
Infants | 6 weeks | DPT, OPV and Hepatitis B |
10 weeks | DPT, OPV and Hepatitis B | |
14 Weeks | DPT, OPV and Hepatitis B | |
9 months | Measles | |
9, 18, 24, 3, 36, 42, 48, 54 and 60 months | Vitamin A | |
18 months | DPT & OPV (Booster dose) | |
Children | 5 years | DT |
10 years | Tetanus toxoid | |
Adolescents | 16 years | Tetanus toxoid |
Pregnant women | Tetanus toxoid is given during pregnancy (0.5 ml intramuscularly). If there is no prior history of vaccination, 2 doses are administered, the first in 2nd trimester and the second dose one month later. If there is confirmed documentary evidence of proper and complete immunisation during childhood, then a single booster dose is administered in the 2nd trimester |
* At birth or at the time of DPT/OPV;
** Dose called as Zero dose and can be given till 14 days of age, if missed early.