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Defi
nit
ionofEPI
The disease that the
vacci
nesprevent
s
Recommendedv acci
nes
neededbayage

EPI
(EXPANDED
PROGRAM ON
I
MMUNI ZATI
ON)
Definit
ion
Expanded Pr ogr amme on
Immuni zati
on ( EPI) was
l
aunchedi n1974t oensur e
that al l children, i n all
count r
ies,benef ited from
l
ife-saving v accines.Thi s
programme has ev olved
i
nt o what i s now
commonl y known as t he
Essent i
alPr ogramme on
Immuni zati
on.
Todayev erycount ryint he
wor ld has a nat ional
i
mmuni z ati
on pr ogramme
and v accines ar ev iewed
asoneoft hesaf est ,most
cost -eff
ective, and
successf ul public heal th
i
nt ervent i
ons t o pr event
deat hsandi mpr ovel i
ves.
Sincet hei nit
ialf ocuson
protect i
on agai nst si x
childhood vaccine-
prev entable diseases
(Baci ll
us Cal met t
e- Guér i
n
(BCG) , dipht heria,
per t
ussi s,t etanus,pol io,
and measl es) ov er f our
decadesago,t headdi tion
of new v acci
nes has
i
ncreased t he breadt h of
protecti
on pr ovided by
i
mmuni zati
on,t oi ncl
ude
vaccinati
onsf orpr otection
of older chi l
dr en,
adolescentsandadul t
s.
Therear enow13v acci nes
(anti
gens) r ecommended
by WHO f or t he EPI
programme. They ar e:
Bacill
us Cal met t
e- Guér i
n
(BCG) , dipht her i
a,
pertussi
s, tetanus,
Haemophi l
us i nfluenzae
type B (Hib),Hepatit
isB
(HepB), pol i
o, measl es,
rubell
a, pneumococcal
disease (PNC) ,rotavi
rus
(Rota), human
papill
omavirus(HPV) ,and
COVI D-19(
foradult
s).

*THEDISEASE
ARE
chi
kenpox
Diphtheri
a
Flu
Hepat i
ti
sA
Hepat i
ti
sB
HPV
Measl
es

Meni
ngococcal
Mumps
Pol
i
o

Pnumococcal
Rotavi
rus
RSV
Rubell
a
Tetanus
Whooping
cough
Recommended vacci
nes
neededbyage
Before l eav i
ng
the hospi t
al,t he baby
receivest hef i
ratoft hree
dose oft he v accine that
protectsagai nstHepat i
ti
s
B.Hepat it
is B v ir
us can
causechr onicswel l
ingof
the l iver and possi bl
e
l
ifelongcompl i
cat i
ons.I t’
s
i
mpor tant t o pr otect
i
nf antsandy oungchi l
dren
from hepat it
isB because
theyar emor el ikelyt han
adult
stodevel
opincurable
chroni
c (l
ong t
erm)
i
nfecti
onthatcanresultin
l
iver damage and l i
ver
cancer.

St
arti
ngat1t
o2mont
hs
ofage:

Hepat i
ti
sB(2nddose)
Diphtheri
a, tet
anus, and
whoopi ng cough
(pert
ussis)(
DTaP)
Haemophi l
us i nf
luenzae
typeb( Hib)
Polio(IPV)
Pneumococcal (
PCV)
Rot av
irus(RV)
I
mmuni zati
onSchedule
Recommended
I
mmuni zati
ons f
or
Children f
rom Bir
th
through6y earsOld

4mont
hsofage,
thebaby
r
ecei
ves the f ol
l
owing
v
acci
nes t o dev el
op
i
mmunit
yf rom potent
ial
l
y
har
mful
diseases:

Diphtheri
a, tetanus, and
whoopi ng cough
(pert
ussis)(DTaP)
Haemophi l
us i nfl
uenzae
typeb( Hib)
Poli
o( I
PV)
Pneumococcal (PCV)
Rotavir
us( RV)
Hepat i
ti
sB( HepB)
6mont hs
Diphtheri
a, tetanus, and
whoopi ng cough
(pertussi
s)( DTaP)
Haemophi lus i nfl
uenzae
typeb( Hib)
Polio(IPV)
Pneumococcal (
PCV)
Rotav i
rus(RV)
Infl
uenza( flu)
7-11mont hs
Babies6mont hsandolder
shoul d recei ve fl
u
vaccinati
on ev er
y f l
u
season.
12-23mont hs
Chickenpox( Var i
cel
la)
Diphtheri
a, t etanus, and
whoopi ng cough
(pertussis)(DTaP)
Haemophi l
us i nfl
uenzae
typeb( Hi b)
Measl es,mumps,r ubell
a
(MMR)
Polio ( I
PV) ( between 6
through18mont hs)
Pneumococcal (PCV)
Hepat it
isA( HepA)
Hepat it
isB( HepB)
Additionally, chil
dren
shoul d recei
v e fl
u
vaccination ev ery f l
u
season.
Refer
ence:
- U.
S.
Depart
ment of Heal
th&
HumanServices