Vaccine prevents your baby suffering from certain diseases. Different countries have their own vaccine schedule .One should follow accordingly. Here some vaccines are detailed:
1.Vaccine name: BCG
Doses-01
0.05ml/dose intradermal
Age at which given -At birth
Side effects: Ulceration, regional lymphnode enlargement, lupus vulgaris (10-15%)
2. Vaccine name: Oral polio vaccine
Doses-05 doses
2 drops/ dose orally
Age at which given : Opv-0(at Birth), 6wks ,10wks, 14wks, 9months.
Side effects: Paralytic poliomyelitis (3-5/10 million doses)
3. .Vaccine name: Hepatitis A
Doses- 02, intramuscular(I.M).
Age at which give: After 18 months of age, 6 months apart
4. Hepatitis B
Dose-03
0.5ml≤ 19yrs
1.0 ml> 19yrs IM
Age at which given-Ideal- at birth, 1 and 6 months.
Other schedule- at birth,6 wks ,14 wks / at birth,6 wks , 6 months
If birth dose has been missed ,at 6 wks ,10wks, 14 wks