What vaccines should you get at what age?
18 Months to 18 Years
| Vaccines | 4-6 yrs | 11-12 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) | 2nd dose | |
| Varicella (VAR) | 2nd dose | |
| Hepatitis A (HepA) | ||
| Tetanus, diphtheria, & acellular pertussis (Tdap: ≥7 yrs) | 1 dose |
What is the current immunization schedule in Nigeria?
IMMUNIZATION HOMEPAGE
| AGE | NAME of VACCINE | ROUTE |
|---|---|---|
| 12 – 15 months | Vitamin A (2nd dose) DTaP – booster OPV booster | Oral IM or deep SC Oral |
| 18 months | Hepatitis A MMRV (or MMR +Var or Measles -2+ Var) | IM IM |
| 2 years | Typhoid (Vi polysaccharide) | IM |
| 5 years | OPV DTaP MMR |
What is the recommended Covid vaccine?
Three COVID-19 vaccines are authorized or approved for use in the United States to prevent COVID-19. Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna are COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and are preferred. You may get Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in some situations.
What is full immunization?
A child is said to be fully immunized if child receives all due vaccine as per national immunization schedule within 1st year age of child.
What is routine immunization?
Routine immunization is the foundation through which countries provide access to lifesaving vaccines and control and eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases. It is the process of timely vaccination on a regular basis with vaccines considered important for a given country to reduce morbidity and mortality.
What is MMR injection?
MMR vaccine is very effective at protecting people against measles, mumps, and rubella, and preventing the complications caused by these diseases. People who receive MMR vaccination according to the U.S. vaccination schedule are usually considered protected for life against measles and rubella.
What is immunization schedule in Zambia?
In Zambia babies are given a number of vaccines in injection form during their immunisation schedule: three doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV 10) and Diphtheria Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT) vaccine and two doses of measles (at nine months and at one year).