IAP Vaccine Schedule

Age	Vaccine Recommended	Notes
Birth	BCG, OPV0 Hepatitis B1	Administer these vaccines to all newborns before hospital discharge
6 weeks	DTwP1+HiB1+Hepatitis B2, IPV1, PCV1, Rotavirus1.	Whole cell pertussis vaccine recommended. Rotavirus may need 2 or 3 doses depending on type of vaccine used(RV1/RV5)
10 weeks	DTwP 2+HIB2, IPV2, PCV 2, Rotavirus2,	If RV1 used start from 10 weeks.
14 weeks	DTwP 3+HIB3,IPV3, PCV 3Rotavirus3,
6 months	Hepatitis B3,OPV1
9 months	MMR1,OPV2	MMR ideally should not be administered before completing 270 days or 9 months of life.Must have 2nd dose at 15 months
9-12 months	Typhoid CV (TCV)(min 4 weeks after MMR)	Given 4 weeks after MMR vaccine booster dose at 2 years of age
12 months	Hepatitis A1	2nd dose at 18 months
15 months	MMR 2, Varicella 1, PCV booster**	Varicella second dose: Can be given at anytime 3 months after the 1st dose
16-18 months	DTwP B1/DTaP B1 ,IPV B1, Hib B1	DTP Booster 1st dose. DTaP can be used.
18 months	Hepatitis A2
2 years	Typhoid booster	Typbar-TCV® or Vi-polysaccharide (Vi-PS) can be used as booster, Typhoid revaccination every 3 years, if Vi-polysaccharide vaccine is used Booster of Typbar-TCV® not yet determined
4- 6 years	DTwP B2/DTaP B2 ,Varicella 2, OPV 3**
10-12 years	Tdap/Td, HPV vaccine(0,6 months)- Only for Female child	Tdap is followed by Td every 10 years. HPV 3 doses(0, 1-2, 6 months) in more than 15 year old.

IAP recommends these vaccines under special circumstances.

1-Influenza Vaccine

2-Meningococcal Vaccine

3-Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

4-Cholera Vaccine

5-Rabies Vaccine

6-Yellow Fever Vaccine

7-Pneumococcal Polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV 23)

Influenza vaccine: Advised in special circumstances. Given after 6 months. 1^st time given 2 doses 1 month apart in children >6 months < 9 years, and >9 years one dose only. Thereafter repeated annually. Dose 6-35 months – 0.25ml, >35 months- 0.5ml.

Varicella: Recommended as an optional vaccine.

If you are travelling to an endemic area you may need other vaccines (meningococcal, yellow fever etc.)

BCG,DPT, Measles, oral polio vaccines are given as part of Universal Immunization Program by Govt of India

Reference: Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Aged 0 through 18 years – India, 2014 and Updates on Immunization. INDIAN PEDIATRICS OCTOBER 15, 2014

Birth

BCG, OPV0

Hepatitis B1

Administer these vaccines to all newborns before hospital discharge

6 weeks

DTwP1+HiB1+Hepatitis B2,

IPV1,

PCV1,

Rotavirus1.

Whole cell pertussis vaccine recommended.

Rotavirus may need 2 or 3 doses depending on type of vaccine used(RV1/RV5)

10 weeks

DTwP 2+HIB2,

IPV2,

PCV 2,

Rotavirus2,

If RV1 used start from 10 weeks.

14 weeks

DTwP 3+HIB3,IPV3,

PCV 3Rotavirus3,

6 months

Hepatitis B3,OPV1

9 months

MMR1,OPV2

MMR ideally should not be administered before completing 270 days or 9 months of life.Must have 2nd dose at 15 months

9-12 months

Typhoid CV (TCV)(min 4 weeks after MMR)

Given 4 weeks after MMR vaccine

booster dose at 2 years of age

12 months

Hepatitis A1

2nd dose at 18 months

15 months

MMR 2,

Varicella 1**, PCV booster

Varicella second dose: Can be given at anytime 3 months after the 1st dose

16-18 months

DTwP B1/DTaP B1 ,IPV B1,

Hib B1

DTP Booster 1st dose. DTaP can be used.

18 months

Hepatitis A2

2 years

Typhoid booster

Typbar-TCV® or Vi-polysaccharide (Vi-PS) can be used as booster,

Typhoid revaccination every 3 years, if Vi-polysaccharide vaccine is used

Booster of Typbar-TCV® not yet determined

4- 6 years

DTwP B2/DTaP B2 ,Varicella 2**,

OPV 3

10-12 years

Tdap/Td,

HPV vaccine(0,6 months)- Only for Female child

Tdap is followed by Td every 10 years.

HPV 3 doses(0, 1-2, 6 months) in more than 15 year old.

Reference: Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children Aged 0 through 18 years – India, 2014 and Updates on Immunization. INDIAN PEDIATRICS OCTOBER 15, 2014

Varicella 1, PCV booster**

DTwP B2/DTaP B2 ,Varicella 2,**