E XPANDED

P ROGRAM ON
I MMUNIZATION
JULY 1976, DOH
7
1.
SEVEN IMMUNIZABLE
DISEASES
TUBERCULOSIS
2. DIPTHERIA
3. PERTUSSIS
4. TETANUS
5. POLIO
6. HEPATITIS B
7. MEASLES
TUBERCULOSIS
 Mycobacterium tuberculosis
 Airborne droplet
 Primary Complex/ Koch’s Infection
 Vaccine: BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin)

DOSE: 1
SCHEDULE: anytime after birth
DOSAGE: 0.05 ml
ROUTE: INTRADERMAL
SITE: RIGHT DELTOID AREA
DIPTHERIA
 Corynebacterium diptheriae
 Direct, airborne

PERTUSSIS (Whooping Cough)

 Bordetella pertussis
 Airborne

TETANUS
 Clostridium tetani
DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSIS, TETANUS
 Vaccine: DPT (Diptheria, Pertussis,
Tetanus)
DOSE: 3
SCHEDULE: 6wks.-10wks.-14wks.
DOSAGE: 0.5 ml
ROUTE: INTRAMUSCULAR
SITE: VASTUS LATERALIS
POLIO
 Polio virus 1, 2, 3
 Fecal-oral
 Vaccine: OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine)
DOSE: 3
SCHEDULE: 6wks.-10wks.-14wks.
DOSAGE: 2-3 drops
ROUTE: ORAL
SITE: MOUTH
HEPATITIS B
 Hepa B virus
 Blood-borne
 Vaccine: Anti-Hepa B vaccine

DOSE: 3
 SCHEDULE: anytime after birth –
6 wks. after – 8 wks. after
DOSAGE: 0.5 ml
ROUTE: INTRAMUSCULAR
SITE: VASTUS LATERALIS
MEASLES
 Measles virus
 Airborne droplet
 Vaccine: AMV (Anti - measles vaccine)

DOSE: 1
SCHEDULE: 9 months
DOSAGE: 0.5 ml
ROUTE: SUBCUTANEOUS
SITE: RIGHT UPPER OUTER ARM
COLD CHAIN
 The process of maintaining the potency of the
vaccines from the manufacturer to the
consumer
 Through a refrigerator or ice boxes
 OPV and AMV
 Heat sensitive
 Must be placed in the freezer ( -25 °C to – 15 °C)
 BCG, DPT, HEPA B and TT
 Must be placed at the body of the refrigerator ( 2-8 °C)
DON’T GIVE VACCINES TO:
 Immunocompromised (HIV)
 Withhyperpyrexia
 Dehydrated

Infants with cough, colds and

diarrhea and those who are
malnourished CAN be immunized.
BE CAREFUL!