Immunization Schedule In Zambia.pdf

Paediatrics and Child Health

1. IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FOR ZAMBIA

Dr. Chongo Shapi, BSc.HB, MBChB, CUZ. Page 1

Vaccine Live or Killed Age of
Immunization
1 Dose Number
of Doses
Route Site
BCG Live attenuated At Birth 0.05 mL 1 SC Forearm
Polio (OPV-0)

Live attenuated Birth-13 wks 0.5 mL 1 PO Mouth
Polio (OPV-1,2,3)

Live attenuated At 6, 10, 14 wks 0.5 mL 1 PO Mouth
(DPT-HepB-Hib-1,2,3)

D = killed fraction
P = killed whole agent
T = killed fraction
Hep B = killed fraction
Hib = killed fraction
At 6, 10, 14 wks 0.5 mL 3 IM Left Thigh
Measles


OPV-4, if OPV-0 was
missed at birth

Live attenuated


Live attenuated
At 9 months and 18
months

OPV-4, if OPV-0
was missed at
birth, give at 9 mo

0.5 mL


0.5 mL
2


1
IM Left Deltoid
Rotavirus (Rota 1, Rota
2)
Zambia gives
- Rotarix (2
doses,
monovalent )
- RotaTeq (3
doses,
Pentravalent)

Live attenuated At 6 and 10 wks

0.5 mL 2 PO Mouth
Pneumococcal
Conjugated Vaccine
(PCV 1, PCV2)

Killed fraction At 6, 10 and 14 wks 0.5 mL 3 IM Right Thigh

NB: WE VACCINATE AGAINST 10 DISEASES
4 ARE LIVE ATTENUATED VACCINES: BCG, OPV, Rotavirus and Measles
6 ARE KILLED (DEAD) VACCINES: DPT-Hep B-Hib, and Pneumococcal

THIS IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE IS A MUST TO KNOW!