Babystore • Fri 09-Dec-2022
Child Immunization & Vaccine Schedule
Vaccinations are essential for your little one to prevent them from falling sick or struggle with diseases. The only sad thing about vaccinations is watching your child get poked by the needle. Vaccines prevent your child from having measles, whooping cough, polio, hepatitis and other diseases kids suffer from.
The underdeveloped immune system of a child makes it easy for them to catch infections. The immune system does the fighting the body needs against diseases. The only way to get a child’a immune system functioning better is through vaccines. When the vaccine shot is taken, the immune system gets boosted enough to recognize microorganisms that are not good on the body. The vaccine helps eliminate these microorganisms. It enables the body to fight pathogens when they attack.
Why your child needs the vaccine
The reasons why your child needs the vaccine are endless, but here are a few important ones. The vaccine keeps your child healthy and free from diseases. They are safe and effective. Before a vaccine is administrated for use, it goes through a lot of screening by doctors and scientists. A vaccine can only be given when the government has approved it. You are sure of what your child is getting. The vaccine reduces the chances of children getting infectious diseases. These diseases can stop the child’s growth, cause health conditions and might even lead to death if not taken.
There is a chat on how your child should take vaccines
Age | Vaccines | Number of Doses |
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weeks/months/years) | ||
Birth | BCG(1/1) | 1 |
Hepatitis B(HBV)(1/4) | 1 | |
2 Months | IPV (1/1) | 1 |
Dtap(1/4) | 1 | |
Haemophilus influenzae type B-Hib(1/4) | 1 | |
PCV(1/4) | 1 | |
Hepatitis B (HBV)(2/4) | 1 | |
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4 Months | OPV (2/4) Dtap(2/4) | 1 |
Haemophilus influenzae type B-Hib (2/4) | 1 | |
PCV(2/4) | 1 | |
Hepatitis B(HBV) (3/4) | 1 | |
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6 Months | OPV (3/4) | 1 |