After a lunch break the next lectures had been started. 5th lecture was about the recent immunization schedule of india -2017. The lecture was conducted by Dr. Hari Mohan Singh, Principal of Apollo Institute of Nursing, Ghandhinagar. It was an amazing lecture of Dr. Hari Mohan Singh. The explained about the recent immunization schedule, in which the explaioned about recentl added vaccines, their duration, doses, routes and sites.
The universal immunization schedule was also explained by him. The lecture was conducted for shorter duration and they had explained very nicely.
The national recent immunization schedule which was explained by Dr. Hari mohan singh was as follow,
National Immunization Schedule
Vaccine | When to give | Dose | Route | Site |
For Infants | ||||
BCG | At birth or as early as possible till one year of age | 0.1ml (0.15ml until 1 montof age) | Intra-dermal | Left Upper Arm |
Hepatitis B Birth dose | At birth or as early as possible within 24 hours | 0.5 ml | Intramuscular | Anterolateral side of mid thigh-LEFT |
OPV Birth dose | At birth or as early as possible within 15 days | 2 drops | Oral | – |
OPV 1, 2 & 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks | 2 drops | Oral | – |
IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine) | 14 Weeks | 0.5 ml | Intramuscular | Anterolateral side of mid thigh-RIGHT |
Pentavelant 1, 2 & 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks | 0.5 ml | Intramuscular | Anterolateral side of mid thigh-LEFT |
Rota Virus Vaccine | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks | 5 drops | Oral | – |
Measles 1st Dose | 9 completed months – 12 months (give up to 5 years if not received at 9 – 12 months age) | 0.5 ml | Subcutaneous | Right Upper Arm |
Vitamin A, 1st Dose | At 9 months with measles | 1 ml (1 lakh IU) | Oral | – |
For Children | ||||
DPT 1st booster | 16 – 24 months | 0.5 ml | Intramuscular | Anterolateral side of mid thigh-LEFT |
OPV booster | 16 – 24 months | 2 drops | Oral | – |
Measles 2nd Dose | 16 – 24 months | 0.5ml | Subcutaneous | Right Upper Arm |
Vitamin A,(2nd and 9th dose) | 16 months with DPT/OPV booster,then one dose every 6month upto the age of 5years | 2 ml (1 lakh IU) | Oral | – |
DPT 2nd Booster | 5-6 years | 0.5ml | Intramuscular | Left upper Arm |
TT | 10 years & 16 years | 0.5ml | Intramuscular | Upper Arm |