Vaccine Minimum Number Dose Minimum Route Site Reason

Age at of Interval
1st Dose Doses Between
Doses

Bacillus Birth or 1 dose 0.05 none Intradermal Right deltoid BCG given at earliest possible
Calmette- anytime mL region of the age protects the possibility of
Guérin after birth arm TB meningitis and other TB
infections in which infants are
prone

Hepatitis B At birth 1 dose 0.5 none Intramuscular Upper outer An early start of Hepatitis B
Vaccine mL portion of the vaccine reduces the chance of
thigh, Vastus being infected and becoming a
Lateralis (R- carrier.
LR) Prevents liver cirrhosis and liver
cancer which are more likely to
develop if infected with
Hepatitis B early in life. About
9,000 died of complications of
Hepatitis B. 10% of Filipinos
have Hepatitis B infection
Pneumococcal 6 weeks old/ 3 doses 0.5 1 ½ month, 2 Intramuscular Upper outer Pneumococcal conjugate
Conjugate 1 ½ month mL ½ months, 3 portion of the vaccine (PCV) is a
Vaccine (PCV) ½ months thigh; pneumococcal vaccine and a
vastus lateralis conjugate vaccine used to
protect infants, young children,
and adults against disease
caused by the bacterium
Streptococcus pneumoniae (the
pneumococcus).

Pentavalent 6 weeks old 3 doses 0.5 1 ½ month, 2 Intramuscular Upper outer Protection to a child from 5 life-
Vaccine / 1 ½ month mL ½ months, 3 portion of the threatening diseases:
½ months thigh, Vastus Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus,
Lateralis (L- Hepatitis B and Hib
RL) (Haemophilus influenzae type
b)

Oral Polio 6 weeks old 3 doses 1-2 1 ½ month, 2 Oral Mouth The extent of protection
Vaccine / 1 ½ month drops ½ months, 3 against polio is increased the
½ months earlier the OPV is given.
Keeps the Philippines
poliofree.
Inactivated 3 ½ months 1 dose 0.5 none Intramuscular Upper outer Protect against polio, or
Polio mL portion of the poliomyelitis
Vaccine thigh

Measles and 6 months 1 dose 0.5 none Subcutaneous Posterior triceps The MR vaccine is needed to
Rubella old mL aspect of the protect the child against
upper arm measles and rubella

Measles, 9 months 2 dose 0.5 9 months old Subcutaneous Upper outer The MMR vaccine is a vaccine
Mumps, and old mL / 1 year old portion of the against measles, mumps, and
Rubella arms, Right rubella (German measles)
Vaccine deltoid