BCG

• About-BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine. It is given to infants to protect them from tubercular meningitis and disseminated TB.

• When to give – BCG vaccine is given at birth or as early as possible till 1year of age

• Route and site- BCG is given as intradermal injection in left upper arm.

OPV

• About-OPV stands for Oral Polio Vaccine. It protects children from poliomyelitis.

• When to give- OPV is given at birth called zero dose and three doses are given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks. A booster dose is given at 16-24 months of age.

• Route and site - OPV is given orally in the form of two drops.

Hepatitis B vaccine

• About – Hepatitis B vaccine protects from Hepatitis B virus infection.

• When to give- Hepatitis B vaccine is given at birth or as early as possible within 24 hours. Subsequently 3 doses are given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks in combination with DPT and Hib in the form of pentavalent vaccine.

• Route and site- Intramuscular injection is given at anterolateral side of mid thigh

Pentavalent Vaccine

• About-Pentavalent vaccine is a combined vaccine to protect children from five diseases Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertusis, Haemophilis influenza type b infection and Hepatitis B.

• When to give - Three doses are given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age (can be given till one year of age).

• Route and site-Pentavalent vaccine is given intramuscularly on anterolateral side of mid thigh

Rotavirus Vaccine

• About -RVV stands for Rotavirus vaccine. It gives protection to infants and children against rotavirus diarrhoea. It is given in select states.

• When to give - Three doses of vaccine are given at 6, 10, 14 weeks of age (can be given at one year of age).

• Route and site-5 drops of liquid vaccine or 2.5 ml (lyophilized vaccine) are given orally.

PCV

• About- PCV stands for Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine. It protects infants and young children against disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

• When to give - The vaccine is given as two primary doses at 6 & 14 weeks of age followed by a booster dose at 9-12 months of age

• Route and site- PCV is given as intramuscular (IM) injection in antero-lateral side of mid- thigh. It should be noted that pentavalent vaccine and PCV are given as two separate injections into opposite thighs.

fIPV

• About- fIPV stands for Fractional Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine. It is used to boost the protection against poliomyelitis.

• When to give- Two fractional doses of IPV are given intradermally at 6 and 14 weeks of age.

• Route and site- It is given as intradermal injection at right upper arm.

Measles/ MR vaccine

• About-Measles vaccine is used to protect children from measles. In few states Measles and Rubella a combined vaccine is given to protect from Measles and Rubella infection.

• When to give-First dose of Measles or MR vaccine is given at 9 completed months to12 months (vaccine can be given up to 5 years if not given at 9-12 months age) and second dose is given at 16-24 months.

• Route and site – Measles Vaccine is given as subcutaneous injection in right upper arm.

JE vaccine

• About- JE stands for Japanese encephalitis vaccine. It gives protection against Japanese Encephalitis disease. JE vaccine is given in select districts endemic for JE after the campaign.

• When to given- JE vaccine is given in two doses first dose is given at 9 completed months-12 months of age and second dose at 16-24 months of age.

• Route and site- Live attenuated vaccine is given as subcutaneous injection in left upper arm and killed vaccine is given as intramuscular injection in anterolateral aspect of mid- thigh.

DPT booster

• About-DPT is a combined vaccine; it protects children from Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis.

• When to give -DPT vaccine is given at 16-24 months of age is called as DPT first booster and DPT 2^nd booster is given at 5-6 years of age.

• Route and site- DPT first booster is given as intramuscular injection in antero-lateral side of mid-thigh in left leg. DPT second booster is given as intramuscular injection in left upper arm.

Tetanus and adult diphtheria (Td) vaccine:

• About-TT vaccine has been replaced with Td vaccine in UIP to limit the waning immunity against diphtheria in older age groups.

• When to give- Td vaccine is administered to adolescents at 10 and 16 years of age and to pregnant women.

• Pregnant women- Td-1 is given early in pregnancy as first dose and 4 weeks after Td1, second dose of Td as Td-2 is given. Td- Booster is given, if pregnant woman has received 2 TT/Td doses in a pregnancy within the last 3 years.* Intra-muscular Upper Arm

• Route and site- Td is given as intramuscular injection in upper arm.