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Disease
Age at which Vaccination is given
Diphtheria


2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 3-5 years, Booster on leaving school
Tetanus

2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 3-5 years, Boosters on leaving school and every 10 years thereafter
Pertussis (whooping cough) 2 months, 3 months, 4 months
Polio

2 months, 3 months, 4 months, 3-5 years, Boosters on leaving school
Haemophilus influenzae type b (hib)

2 months, 3 months, 4 months
Rubella (German measles) 12-15 months and 3-5 years
Measles

12-15 months and 3-5 years
Mumps

12-15 months and 3-5 years



Tuberculosis (BCG) (Bacille Calmette-Guerin)
6 weeks or 10-14 years
Influenza

People of any age who are at risk of serious illness or death if they develop influenza

Hepatitis A
Single dose for people of any age who are at risk. Booster 6-12 months after initial shot. Boosters every 10 years if needed

Hepatitis B
3 inoculations at any age, with the second and third shots 1 and 6 months after the first. Booster after 5 years if needed

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Single dose for people of any age who are at risk
Meningococcal meningitis
Single dose for people of any age who are at risk

BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) — Vaccine used to prevent children from Tuberculosis(TB).

OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) — Vaccine given to children upto 5 years of age to make them immune from Polio.

DPT (Diphtheria, Whooping cough and Tetanus) — A combined vaccine that makes children immune from Diphtheria, Whooping cough and Tetanus.

MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) — Vaccine used to prevent children from Measles, Mumps and Rubella.

HIB — Haemophilus influenza type b does not affect the children inoculated by this vaccine.

TT — Used to provide immunisation from Tetanus.
Live vaccines should not be given during pregnancy because they can affect the developing baby, nor should they


be given to people whose immune systems are weakened by disease or drug treatment. It is also advisable for those taking high doses of corticosteroids to delay their vaccinations until the end of drug treatment.

IMMUNE

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