Vaccine Minimum Age Number Doses Minimum Route Site Reason

at 1st Dose of Dose Interval

Between
Doses

Bacillus Birth or Right BCG given at

Calmette anytime after 1 0.05 --- Intradermal deltoid earliest possible
-Guérin birth mL region age protects the
of the possibility of
arm TB meningitis
and other TB
infections in
which infants
are prone.
Diphther Upper An early start
ia- outer with DPT
Pertussis 6 weeks 3 0.5 ml 4 weeeks Intramuscular portion reduces the
-Tetanus of the chance of severe
Vaccine thigh pertussis.
Oral 6 weeks The extent of
Polio 3 2 -3 4 weeks protection
Vaccine drops Oral Mouth against polio is
increased the
earlier the OPV
is given.
Keeps the
Philippines
polio-free.
Hepatitis 6 weeks Upper An early start of
B At Birth interval from outer Hepatitis B
Vaccine 3 0.5 ml 1st dose to Intramuscular portion vaccine reduces
2nd dose, of the the chance of
8 weeks thigh being infected
interval from and becoming a
2nd dose to carrier.
third dose.
Measles 9 months 1 0.5 ml --- Subcutaneous Upper At least 85% of
Vaccine outer measles can be
portion prevented by
of the immunization at
arms this age.