Minimum Number Minimum

Vaccine Age of Doses Dose Interval Rout Site Reason

at 1st Between e
Dose Doses
BCG given at
Bacillus Birth or Right earliest possible
Calmette anytime 0.05 deltoid age protects the
1 dose none ID
after mL region of
-Guérin possibility of TB
birth the arm meningitis and
other TB
infections in
which infants are
prone
Upper An early start with
Diphtheria 6 – 10 – outer thigh, DPT reduces the
-Pertussis- 6 weeks 3 doses 0.5
14 IM Vastus chance of severe
Tetanus old mL
weeks Lateralis pertussis.
Vaccine
The extent of
protection
Oral against polio is
Polio increased the
6 weeks 3 doses 2-3 4 weeks Oral Mouth earlier the OPV is
Vaccine old drops given.
Keeps the
Philippines polio-
free.
An early start of
Hepatitis B
vaccine reduces
Upper the chance of
Hepatitis At birth 3 doses 0.5 4 weeks IM outer being infected
mL interval portion of and becoming a
B the thigh, carrier.
Vaccine Vastus Prevents liver
Lateralis (R- cirrhosis and liver
L-R) cancer which are
more likely to
develop if
infected with
Hepatitis B early
in life.
Upper At least 85% of
Measles outer measles can be
9 months 1 dose 0.5 none Subq portion of prevented by
Vaccine
old mL the arms, immunization at
(not MMR) Right this age.
deltoid