DOH National Immunization Program

DISEASE VACCIN AGE NUMBE INTERVA ROUTE OF AMOUN REASON

PREVENT E FIRST R OF L ADMINIS- T FOR
ED DOSE DOSE/S BETWEE RATION GIVEN VACCINATI
GIVE N PER ON
N DOSES DOSE

1. BCG At 1 dose none Intradermal Newbor Protection for

Tuberculosi birth n 0.05ml TB infection
s Infant from other
0.1ml family
members,
given at
earliest
possible age

2. DPT 6 3 doses 4 weeks Intramuscul 0.5ml Protect

Diphtheria weeks ar against
old diphtheria

3. Pertussis DPT 6 3 doses 4 weeks Intramuscul 0.5ml Reduces the

weeks ar chance of
old severe
pertussis

4. Tetanus DPT 6 3 doses 4 weeks Intramuscul 0.5ml Protect

weeks ar against
old tetanus

5. Hepatitis HepB At 3 doses 0.5ml Reduces the

B vaccine birth At birth Intramuscula chance of
r being
6th week infected and
becoming a
14th week carrier 

6. Hib 6 3 doses 4 weeks 0.5ml Protection

Hemophilus vaccine weeks interval intramuscul against
Influenza ar Pneumonia

7. OPV 6 3 doses 4 weeks ORAL 2 drops Protection

Poliomyeliti weeks against polio
s

8. IPV 1 SQ 0.5ml Added

Poliomyeliti protection
 s against polio

9. Rotavirus Rotarix 13 2 6 months oral 1ml Protection

Diarrhea weeks  against
diarrhea 

10. MMR 9-11 2 doses 4 weeks  Subcutaneo 0.5ml Protection

Measles/ vaccine month us against
Rubeola s old measles,
mumps, and
rubella

11. Mumps MMR 9 2 doses 4 weeks Subcutaneo 0.5m Protection

vaccine month us against
s old measles,
mumps, and
rubella

12. German MMR 9 2 doses 4 weeks Subcutaneo 0.5m Protection

Measles/ vaccine  month us against
Rubella s old measles,
mumps, and
rubella