| AGE | VACCINE | PROTECTION AGAINST | 
                                    
                                        | At Birth | BCG + OPV HEPATITIS B 1st dose | Tuberculosis. Polio. Jaundice, liver disease & cancer d/t Hepatitis B virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 1 Month | HEPATITIS B 2nd dose | As mentioned above. | 
                                    
                                        | 1½ Months | DPT + HIB, IPV (Injectable Polio Vaccine) ROTA VIRUS DIARRHEA | Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough), Tetanus. Pneumonia & meningitis d/t Haemophilus Influenzae B. Superior protection against Polio. Severe watery diarrhea, dehydration caused by Rota virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 2½ Months | DPT + HIB, IPV, ROTA VIRUS DIARRHEA | As mentioned above. | 
                                    
                                        | 3 ½ Months | DPT + HIB, IPV ROTA VIRUS DIARRHEA | As mentioned above. | 
                                    
                                        | 1 ½-9 Months | PNEUMOCOCCAL | Commonest cause of meningitis, pneumonia & septicemia in children. | 
                                    
                                        | 6 Months | HEPATITIS B 3rd dose, OPV | Jaundice, liver disease & cancer. | 
                                    
                                        | ≥ 6 Months | FLU | Prolonged illness & pneumonia caused by Influenza virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 9 Months | MEASLES, OPV | Measles. | 
                                    
                                        | 9-12 Months | TYPHOID CONJUGATE VACCINE | Better & longer lasting protection against Typhoid. | 
                                    
                                        | 1 Year | HEPATITIS A 1st dose | Jaundice & liver disease caused by Hepatitis A virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 12-15 Months | PNEUMOCOCCAL | As mentioned above. | 
                                    
                                        | 15 Months | CHICKEN POX 1st dose | Infected blisters & pneumonia caused by Varicella virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 15 Months | MMR 1st dose | Measles, Mumps, Rubella. | 
                                    
                                        | 18 Months | DPT + HIB, IPV 1st Booster | Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus. Hib. Polio. | 
                                    
                                        | 20 Months | HEPATITIS A 2nd dose | Jaundice & liver disease. | 
                                    
                                        | 18-24 Months | FLU | Prolonged illness & pneumonia caused by Influenza virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 2 Years | TYPHOID | Typhoid fever. | 
                                    
                                        | >2 Years | MENINGOCOCCAL CONJUGATE | Meningitis & disability caused by Meningococcus | 
                                    
                                        | 3,4 & 5 Years | FLU | As mentioned above. | 
                                    
                                        | 4 - 6 Years | CHICKEN POX 2nd dose | Infected blisters & pneumonia caused by Varicella virus. | 
                                    
                                        | 4 - 6 Years | MMR 2nd dose | Measles, Mumps, Rubella. | 
                                    
                                        | 4 ½ - 5 Years | DPT/DaPT, OPV+IPV  2ndBooster | Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus. Polio. | 
                                    
                                        | 5Yrs | TYPHOID | Typhoid fever. | 
                                    
                                        | ≥9 Years | CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE | Cancer & death caused by Human Papilloma Virus | 
                                    
                                        | 10 Years | Tdap | Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertusis (whooping cough). | 
                                    
                                        | Any age | RABIES | Paralysis & death caused by Rabies. |