IMMUNIZATION YOUR BEST PROTECTION Immunization boosts the body defenses to fight infection. It helps us lead healthier lives with less recourse to curative medicine. To be effective against childhood disease it is best carried out at specified times. Below is a list of the recommended immunizations available at The Mater Hospital.
RECOMMENDED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE AGE | ANTIGEN | DISEASE PREVENTED | Birth | BCG, OPV, HEP. B | Tuberculosis, polio, Hepatitis B. | 6 weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV.PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal Disease. | 10 weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal Disease. | 14 weeks | DPT, HIB, HEP. B, OPV, IPV,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Hepatitis B, Pertussis, Polio, Pneumococcal disease. | 4 ½ months | ROTA VIRUS VACCINE | Rota Virus Infection | 5 1/2months | ROTA VIRUS VACCINE | Rota Virus Infection | 6 months | FLU I, VITAMIN A | Influenza, Vitamin A deficiency | 7 months | FLU II | Influenza | 9 months | MEASLES, YELLOW FEVER | Measles, Yellow fever | I year | CHICKEN POX VACCINE, HEP. A I, VITAMIN A | Chicken Pox Plus Vitamin A Deficiency, Hepatitis A | 1yr 3 months | MMR | Measles, Mumps, Rubella | 1yr 6 months | BOOSTER DPT,HIB, IPV, POLIO, VITAMIN A, HEP A BOOSTER | Diphtheria, Meningitis, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Vitamin A deficiency, Hepatitis A | 2 years | VITAMIN A, HIB, TYPHOID,PNEUMOCOCCAL | Vitamin A deficiency, Meningitis, Typhoid, Pneumonia | 2 years 6months | VITAMIN A | Vitamin A deficiency | 5 years | BOOSTERS: DPT, POLIO, TYPHOID, VITAMIN A,PNEUMONIA,MENINGITIS | Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Typhoid Fever, Vitamin A deficiency, Pneumonia, Meningitis. |
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