Vaccine | Doses | Age | Minimum interval |
|---|
BCG | 1 | Birth or soon after | Not applicable |
OPV | 4 | Birth, 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
DTP | 3 | 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
HepBb
| 3/4 | Birth, 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
Hib | 3 | 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
PCV | 3 | 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
RVc
| 2/3 | 6, 10, 14 weeks | 4 weeks |
Measles | 1 | 9 months | Not applicable |
Rubellad
| 1 | 9 or 12 months | Not applicable |
Yellow fever | 1 | 9 months | Not applicable |
Vitamin A | 2 | 9, 15 months | 6 months |
HPVe
| 3 | 9 to 13 years | Variable |
Meningococcaf
| 1/2 | >9 months | Variable |
Japanese encephalitisg
| 1/2 | 9 to 12 months | 4 weeks |
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aFull list of recommended vaccines here: http://www.who.int/immunization/policy/Immunization_routine_table2.pdf.
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bSome countries have a policy of giving a birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
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cThere are two types of licensed rotavirus vaccines, Rotateq and Rotarix. Rotarix is given in two doses, while a full series of Rotateq vaccination consists of three doses. The first dose of the rotavirus vaccine should be administered between 6 and 14 weeks. The maximum age for administering the last dose of the vaccine should be 32 weeks.
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dMinimum age for giving rubella is 6 months.
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eThere are two types of licensed HPV vaccines. The quadrivalent vaccine is given between 9 to 13 years with a 4-week minimum interval between the first and second dose, and a minimum of 12 weeks between the second and third dose. The bivalent vaccine is given between 10 to 13 years with a maximum of 2.5 months between the first and second dose.
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fThere are three meningococcal vaccines available: Men A conjugate, one dose given between 1 and 29 years; Men C conjugate, two doses given between 2 and 11 months with a minimal interval of 8 weeks between first and second dose, or one dose given >12 years; quadrivalent conjugate, two doses between 9 and 23 months, with 12 weeks between the first and second dose, or one dose given at >2 years.
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gThere are two vaccines available: the mouse-brain-derived vaccine, two doses given at 1 year, with 4 weeks between first and second dose; and the live attenuated vaccine, one dose given between 9 and 12 months.
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BCG Bacille Calmette-Guérin, DTP diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, HepB hepatitis B vaccine, Hib Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine, HPV human papilloma virus, PCV pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, OPV oral polio vaccine, RV rotavirus vaccine.
