The document outlines India's national immunization schedule, including the recommended ages, immunization agents, number of doses, and routes of administration for infants, children, pregnant women, and booster doses. It recommends vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, BCG, measles, and typhoid at various stages from 6 weeks to 16 years. The schedule aims to provide protective immunity from vaccine-preventable diseases according to age-appropriate guidelines.

2. National immunization schedule

3. While deciding immunization schedule following points
must be taken into consideration:-
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

4. State of
immunization
Age Immunizatio
n agent
No. of doses Route of
administratio
n
Infant 6 week
9 months
9-12 months
DPT
Polio
BCG
Measles
3
3
1
1
I.M.
P.O(oral)
I.D.
S.C.
Children 16-24 months
5-6 years
10 years
16 years
DPT
Polio
DT
Typhoid
TT
Typhoid
TT
Typhoid
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
I.M.
P.O(oral)
I.M
S.C.
I.M
S.C.
I.M.
S.C.
Pregnant
women
16-36 weeks of
pregnancy
TT 1 I.M.

5. Booster dose
DPT:-Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
BCG:- Bacillus Calmette Guerin
DT:- Diphtheria Toxoid
TT:- Tetanus Toxoid

6. Health Education & Community Pharmacy by S.Chopde,
G.Ahmed, S. Mamtani.