The Children's Vaccine Initiative: Achieving the Vision

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. "Appendix G: Immunization Schedules." The Children's Vaccine Initiative: Achieving the Vision. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1993.

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The Children's Vaccine Initiative: Achieving the Vision

TABLE G-2 Immunization Schedule Recommended by AAP

Age	DTP	Polio	MMR	Hepatitis B^a	Haemoghilus	Tetanus-Diphtheria
Birth				X
1–2 months				X
2 months	X	X			X
4 months	X	X			X
6 months	X				X^b
6–18 months				X
12–15 months					X^b
15 months			X		X^b
15–18 months	X^c	X
4–6 years	X^c	X
11–12 years			X^d
14–16 years						X
^a Infants of mothers who tested seropositive for hepatitis B (HBsAg+) must receive hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) at or shortly after the first dose. These infants also will require a second hepatitis B vaccine dose at 1 month and a third hepatitis B vaccine injection at 6 months of age. ^b Depends on previous Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine given. ^c For the fourth and fifth dose, the acellular (DTaP) pertussis vaccine may be substituted for the DTP vaccine. ^d Except where public health authorities require otherwise. SOURCE: Used with permission of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Schedule.

TABLE G-3 Immunization Schedule Recommended for EPI

Contact	Age	Vaccines
1	Birth	BCG and OPV
2	6 weeks	DTP and OPV
3	10 weeks	DTP and OPV
4	14 weeks	DTP and OPV
5	9 months	Measles
SOURCE: Expanded Program on Immunization, World Health Organization; Pan American Health Organization. Provided by Ciro de Quadros, Pan American Health Organization.