Immunization Program India

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Immunization Program India

Bpp Acca P2 Study Text Pdf. Enchantment Utopia Rar. Immunization schedule in India 2018 1.Vaccination & Immunization Schedule for Indian Children (2018) The INDIAN ACADEMY OF PAEDIATRICS (IAP) analyses all the studies and global trends involving the effectiveness of various vaccines.

Introduction India's Universal Immunisation Programme (U.I.P.) is one of the largest in the world in terms of quantities of vaccine used, the number of beneficiaries, the number of Immunisation session organised, the geographical spread and diversity of areas covered. The national policy of Immunisation of all children during the first year of life with DPT, OPV, BCG to complete the series of primary vaccination before reaching the age of one year was adopted in 1978 with the lunching of EPI to increase the Immunisation coverage in infancy to 80%. Universal Immunisation programme UIP was lunched in 1985 in a phased manner. The measles vaccine was added in 1985 and in 1990 Vit A supplementation was added to the program. The Vaccination Schedule under the UIP is: BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin) 1 dose at Birth (upto 1 year if not given earlier) DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Toxoid) 5 doses; Three primary doses at 6,10,14 weeks and two booster doses at 16-24 months and 5 Years of age OPV (Oral Vaccine) 5 doses; 0 dose at birth, three primary doses at 6,10 and 14 weeks and one booster dose at 16-24 months of age B vaccine 4 doses; 0 dose within 24 hours of birth and three doses at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. 2 doses; first dose at 9-12 months and second dose at 16-24months of age TT (Tetanus Toxoid) 2 doses at 10 years and 16 years of age TT – for pregnant woman two doses or one dose if previously vaccinated within 3 Year.