Vaccination Chart for Infants and Children

The Government of India recommends the following schedule for vaccinations:

Age	Vaccine
Birth	BCG
6 weeks	Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) and Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus (DPT)
10 weeks	OPV, DPT
14 weeks	OPV, DPT
9 - 12 months	Measles
15 - 18 months	OPV, DPT
4 - 5 years	DT, Typhoid
10 - 16 years	Tetanus, Typhoid

The schedule recommended by the Government of India has fully incorporated the recommendations of the EPI schedule given by the World Health Organisation.

The following table shows the possible adverse reactions for each vaccine:

Vaccine	Type	Adverse Reactions
BCG	live attenuated	axillary adenitis (swelling in the armpits)
OPV	live attenuated	none
DPT	killed	fever, excessive crying, encephalopathy, seizures
Measles	live attenuated	fever, rash
MMR	live attenuated	fever, rash, arthralgia (pain in the joints)
DT	killed	fever
TT*	killed	fever
Hepatitis B	recombinant	pain, erythema