Vaccine schedule are different in different countries. Vaccination schedule in india are as follows.
Vaccine Schedule in India
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Birth: BCG, OPV, Hepatitis B
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6 weeks: DTP, OPV+IPV, Hepatitis B, Hib, PCV
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10 Weeks: DTP, OPV+IPV, Hib, PCV
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14 Weeks: DTP, OPV+IPV, Hepatitis B, Hib, PCV
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9 months: Measles
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1 year : Varicella
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15 months: MMR, PCV Booster
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16 months: Hib Booster
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18 months: DTP Booster, OPV+IPV Booster
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2 years: Typhoid
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2 years 1 month: Hepatitis A
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2 years 7 months: Hepatitis A
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5 years: DTP Booster, OPV Booster, Typhoid
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10 years: Tdap, HPV
Full Form of Vaccines
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BCG: Tuberculosis (Bacillus Calmette Guerin)
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OPV: Oral Polio Vaccine
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DTP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
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Hib: (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) Pneumonia, Meningitis, Bacteremia
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MMR: Measles, Mumps, Rubella
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Td: Tetanus
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PCV: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine, Bacterial diseases causing pneumonia, meningitis etc.
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Varicella: Chicken Pox
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HPV: Human Papilloma Virus causing cervical cancer
New Vaccine
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Vaccine Tdap is Tetanus vaccine which is changed from Td to Tdap.
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HPV vaccine is for girls to protect to protect against a common cause of cervical cancer
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Rotavirus and IPV vaccine has been new added vaccines.
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