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Newborn Vaccination Latest - Pakistan EPI Vaccination Schedule Latest

2019 - 2020 EPI Pakistan Vaccine Schedule.  1. At Birth:  BCG Vaccine Oral Polio Vaccine Hep B Vaccine 2. At 6 weeks  Oral polio vaccine (1) Rota virus (1) Pneumococcal vaccine (1) Pentavalent (1) 3. At 10 Weeks of Age Oral polio vaccine (2) Rota virus (2) Pneumococcal Vaccine (2) Pentavalent (2) 4. At 14 Weeks of Age Oral polio vaccine (3) Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) Pneumococcal vaccine (3) Pentavalent vaccine (3) 5. At 9 months of Age Measles vaccine (1) 6. At 14 months of Age  Measles Vaccine (2). 

Latest Vaccination Schedule for New Born Baby in Pakistan

Latest Vaccination Schedule Click here Old article: the schedule given below is out-dated.  Latest Vaccination Schedule Click here In Pakistan, vaccination of new-born babies is a major problem. The main factors responsible for poor vaccination are; lack of education, in-accessibility, poverty, wrong beliefs and lack of contraception. But the good news is, the government has been taking a keen interest in new-born vaccination since last few years and introduced some major changes. Also, Government has allocated separate funds for the New-born vaccination program. Now around 70% of new-born are vaccinated (data of 2013) against, Polio , measles, tuberculosis, diphtheria , tetanus and pertussis. Hepatitis B vaccination has now also included in EPI schedule. Now in the latest schedule, vaccines against meningitis and pneumonia have also been introduced. Vaccination Schedule for New Born Latest: Birth – 15 days BCG (Tuberculosis) + OPV (For Polio) Age: ...