IMMUNIZATIONS

Required Immunizations and Recommendations 2001 - 2002

Time

Hepatitis B
(serum hepatitis)

Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis

H Influenzae Type B (responsible for bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis and sepsis)

Polio

Measles, Mumps and Rubella

Varicella Zoster

Birth

1st Dose given between birth

1 months

and three months

2 months

old

1st Dose

4 months

2nd Dose given, one month later

2nd Dose

6 months

3rd Dose given six months later

3rd Dose

12 months

4th Dose
between 12 and 15 months

1st Dose
between 9 and 15 months

1st Dose
given between12 and 18 months

15 months

18 months

4th Dose

24 months

4 - 6 years

5th Dose
D and T only

5th Dose

2nd Dose

11 -12 years

2nd Dose

Continued Boosters

Lifelong
Immunity

Booster
D and T only