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A Typical Immunization Schedule

What is a typical immunization schedule? Do all doctors follow the same schedule? The schedule is simply an indication of the kinds of immunization that your child will be getting and roughly around what age. To know more about it, read on.

What is a typical immunization schedule


Age	DTP	Td	OPV or TOPV	TB test	MMR	HIB	HBV
Birth				X*			X*
1 to 2 months							X**
2 months	X		X			X
3 months	X		X			X	X***
4 months	X		X*			X
6 to 18 months							X**
12 to 18 months					X	X
3 to 5 years	X		X
11 to 12 years					X****
14 to 16 years	X

*Only in high-risk areas

**Infants must be vaccinated at birth, 1 month, and at 6 months, if their

mothers test positive for HBV

***In cases where the first dose is not given at birth

****If the child is vaccinated against measles at the time of school

admission, it is not normally repeated

Key to Table:

DTP - Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis

HBV - Hepatitis B vaccine

HIB - Haemophilus Influenzae B

MMR - Measles, Mumps, Rubella

OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine

TB - Tuberculosis

Do all doctors follow the same schedule

Absolutely not. The schedule provided above is simply an indication of the kinds of immunization that your child will be getting and roughly around what age. Most doctors follow their own schedules, so you should consult your doctor on his preferred schedule of immunization. You will be surprised to know that doctors even in the same hospital sometimes follow different schedules.

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Sneha.9 years ago

Children need to have a strong immune system

Trusha.14 years ago

is immunization necessary?

Ramola.14 years ago

hi,

what i wanted to know was that in india or rather mumbaiwe now have a lot of pulse polio doses given. i wanted to know should i give my son ( 4years old) this pulse polio every time it is scheduled. what about booster doses? how often do i have to give him. are they injections or drops? also if you could tell me at what age can i give him which injections besides polio.

SUMANA.14 years ago

do the vaccinations given in india and usa differ?

Wilma M D'soua.14 years ago

my son had his 5 months vaccination. initially he had fever for 2 days followed by a total loss of appetite and vomiting. we took him to the doctor and the doctor prescribed some drops for the vomiting to subside but he guaranteed us that our baby is perfectly healthy and he weighed 5.6 kgs. however, we gave the drops for 2 days and stopped thinking that the vomiting has stopped but it pursued so we continued the drops for another 5 days. still sometimes when he does not want to finish his feed he makes this vomiting face or if he doesn't like the taste of some food he coughs and vomits it all out. what can be a solution to this problem.

jarryd roberts.14 years ago

is immunization neseccary

dr.sim.14 years ago

yes it would be in your advantage for you will protect your child for future medical health problem such as tuberculosis and tetanus coz there are immunzation for such diseases

prachi.14 years ago

its a step to save a life of a innocent child.

jupiter.14 years ago

in short i dont think immunization is safe in our country now bcos they are now using it to control our population

Danielle.14 years ago

this a yr 9 subject at my school but we are having problems because of both sides of the debate have strong arguments. please post your views on this. thanks

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