Expanded Program on Immunization
Vaccine
Age at 1st dose
BCG
At birth
DPT
6 wks
OPV
Dose
Number of Doses
Min Interval
1
0.5 ml IM
3
4 wks
6 wks
2 drops
3
4 wks
Hepa B
6 wks
0.5 ml IM
3
4 wks
Measles
9 mos
0.5 ml SC
1
MMR
12-15 mos
0.5 ml SC
1
0.05 ml ID
Possible Reaction
Keloid, suppurative adenitis Fever, restlessness, irritability Paralytic polio rare
Arthralgia Neuro reactions rare Fever and rash 5-10 days after dose
Fever, rash,arthralgia, lymphadenopathy,rare – febrile seizures, nerve deafness, encephalitis