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What are the important vaccines for babies in India?

What are the important vaccines for babies in India?

Immunization Chart for Babies in India

Age Vaccines
6 Months OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) Dose 2 Hep B (hepatitis B vaccine) Dose 3
9 Months OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine) Dose 2 Measles Dose 1 MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine) Dose 1
9-12 Months Typhoid CV (typhoid conjugate vaccine) Dose 1

What is the most important vaccine for babies?

Rotavirus. Rotavirus vaccine is the only vaccine routinely recommended in the U.S. that is given by mouth. This vaccine is best started by the time an infant is 15 weeks old. The reasons for the timing of this vaccine is that rotavirus is most likely to infect young children, particularly infants.

How many vaccines are given to babies in India?

Ans:- Under India’s Universal Immunization Programme 12 different vaccines are provided to beneficiaries free of cost, through government health system. These are – BCG, OPV, Hepatitis B, Pentavalent, Rotavirus Vaccine*, PCV*, IPV, Measles/MR*, JE*, DPT, and TT. Universal Immunization Programme?

What are the 3 most important vaccines?

all three hepatitis B vaccinations. diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine….Read on to learn more about these valuable vaccines.

  1. Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine.
  2. Rotavirus vaccine (RV)
  3. Hepatitis A vaccine.
  4. Meningococcal vaccine (MCV)
  5. Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV)
  6. Tdap booster.

Which vaccines are the most necessary?

Here’s a look at the six important vaccines every adult needs.

  1. Tdap or Td. Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough) are highly contagious and life-threatening, especially for infants under six weeks of age.
  2. MMR.
  3. Chickenpox.
  4. Hepatitis A and B.
  5. Flu.
  6. Pneumococcal.

When is BCG given to babies in India?

Immunisation

National Immunization Schedule
Vaccine When to give Dose
BCG At birth or as early as possible till one year of age 0.1ml (0.05ml until 1 month of age)
Hepatitis B Birth dose At birth or as early as possible within 24 hours 0.5 ml
OPV Birth dose At birth or as early as possible within the first 15 days 2 drops