Immunisation

Modern vaccines are effective and safe and at worst trigger harmless reactions such a sfever, irritability, swelling, redness or pain caused by the injection. Severe complications caused by immunisation are extremely rare and therefore not a reason to choose against immunising your child.

Your baby will receive the first immunisation, against polio and tuberculosis, in the hospital during his or her first examinations.

You will be given a Road to Health care booklet. This needs to be kept safe, as it cannot be replaced. Don't forget to take it along to all doctor visits as well as future immunisations, s that your baby's treatment can be recorded.

Expanded Programme on Immunisation

Age

Vaccine

At birth

• BCG against Tuberculosis

  Administered: Sub-cutaneous injection

• OPV (0) Oral Polio Vaccine

  Administered: Drops, by mouth

6 Weeks

• RV (1) Rotavirus Vaccine

  Administered: Liquid, by mouth

• DTap-IPV//Hib (1) Diphtheria, Tetanus, accellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type b Combined

  Administered: Intramuscular, left thigh

• Heb B (1) Hepatitis B Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

• PCV7 (1) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

10 Weeks

• DTap-IPV//Hib (2) Diphtheria, Tetanus, accellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type b Combined

  Administered: Intramuscular, left thigh

• Heb B (2) Hepatitis B Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

14 Weeks

• RV (2) Rotavirus Vaccine*

  Administered: Liquid, by mouth

• DTap-IPV//Hib (3) Diphtheria, Tetanus, accellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type b Combined

  Administered: Intramuscular, left thigh

• Heb B (3) Hepatitis B Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

• PCV7 (2) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

9 Months

• Measles Vaccine (1)

  Administered: Intramuscular, left thigh

• PCV7 (3) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine

  Administered: Intramuscular, right thigh

18 Months

• DTap-IPV//Hib (4) Diphtheria, Tetanus, accellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type b Combined

  Administered: Intramuscular, left arm

• Measles Vaccine (2) or MMR (Mumps, measles and Rubella)

  Administered: Intramuscular, right arm

6 Years

• TD Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of diphtheria Vaccine OR New 4-in-one Polio, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis(*Optional)

  Administered: Intramuscular, left arm

12 Years

• TD Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of diphtheria Vaccine MMR (Mumps, measles and Rubella * Optional)

  Administered: Intramuscular, left arm

*Rotavirus Vaccine should NOT be administered after 24 weeks.