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Running head: IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
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Immunization Schedule
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IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
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Immunization Schedule
Immunization is well given from birth. Therefore at birth or before two weeks, the newborn is
given BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) and oral polio vaccine. The BCG Vaccine is given to
protect against Tuberculosis. At six weeks, the baby is given DPT one vaccine (Diphtheria,
pertussis, Tetanus vaccine), oral polio vaccine one , Hepatitis B vaccine, Hemophilus influenza
type B vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV 10) and Rota virus one vaccine are given. A
combination of DPT vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine and H. Influenza type B vaccine can be given
in form of one vaccine called pentavalent vaccine. At ten weeks which is two and a half months,
oral polio vaccine two, pentavalent vaccine two, pneumococcal vaccine two and Rota virus
vaccine two are given. At fourteen weeks which is three and half months, oral polio vaccine
three, pentavalent vaccine three and pneumococcal vaccine three are administered. Then vitamin
A is given every six months from age of six months to five years. At nine months, measles
vaccine first dose is given. Yellow fever vaccine can also be given at this age depending on the
region whether the disease is endemic. At one year, the child is given vitamin A. Then at
eighteen months which is one and half years, the child is given vitamin A and a second dose of
measles vaccine (CDC, 2004).
Human Papilloma Virus vaccination is given to all females between eleven to twenty six
years of age. A second dose is given two months after a ...