Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)

VACCINE Content Form & Dosage

Freeze dried Infant- 0.05ml Preschool-0.1ml liquid-0.5ml

Doses

Route

Age at 1st dose

At birth

Interval

BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) DPT (Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus)

Live attenuated bacteria

ID

DT- weakened toxin P-killed bacteria

IM

6 weeks

4 weeks

OPV (Oral Polio weakened virus Vaccine) Hepatitis B Plasma derivative

liquid-2drops

Oral

6weeks

4weeks

Liquid-0.5ml

IM

@ birth

@birth,6th week,14th week

Measles

Weakened virus

Freeze dried0.5ml

Subcutaneous

9m0s11m0s

TETANUS TOXIOD IMMUNIZATION

Vaccine TT1 TT2 TT3 TT4 TT5 Interval As early as possible After 4 weeks After 6 months 1year later/during next pregnancy 1 year later/third pregnancy % protected 0% 80% 95% 99% 99% Duration 0 3 years 5 years 10 years Lifetime