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Age Vaccine Type Route of Administration
Pregnant mother
  • Two doses of Tetanus Toxoid vaccine in the fifth and the seventh months of the first pregnancy

  • One dose of Tetanus Toxoid vaccine in the seventh month for each following pregnancy next to the previous vaccination
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  • IM injection in deltoid muscle

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    First day of child birth
  • First dose of OPV vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3)

  • First dose of Viral Hepatitis B vaccine

  • First dose is given at hospitals and maternity centers

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  • Two drops oral sabin
  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

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    End of the second month
  • Second dose of OPV vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3)

  • Second dose of Viral Hepatitis B vaccine

  • First dose of Triple (DPT) vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus)
  • First dose of Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine
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  • Two drops oral sabin

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
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    End of the third month
  • Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)

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  • Intradermal injection in the upper lateral part of the left arm

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    End of the fourth month
  • Third dose of OPV vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3)

  • Second dose of Triple (DPT) vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus)

  • Second dose of Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine
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  • Two drops oral sabin

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
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    End of the sixth month
  • Fourth dose of OPV vaccine (Types 1, 2 and 3)

  • Third dose of Triple (DPT) vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus)

  • Third dose of Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine
  • Third dose of Viral Hepatitis B vaccine

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  • Two drops oral sabin

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
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    One year old
  • First dose of MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)

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  • SC injection in the outer aspect of the upper arm

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    The Eighteenth Month
  • Booster dose of OPV vaccine

  • Booster dose of Triple (DPT) vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus)

  • Booster dose of Haemophilus Influenzae B vaccine

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  • Two drops oral sabin

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh
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    Two years old
  • Meningococcal Meningitis vaccine (four types)

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  • SC injection in the outer aspect of the upper arm

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    Two years and half
  • Booster dose of OPV vaccine

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  • Two drops oral sabin

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    Three years and half
  • Booster dose of OPV vaccine

  • Booster dose of Triple (DPT) vaccine (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus)

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  • Two drops oral sabin

  • IM injection in the anterolateral thigh

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    Four years and half (at the age of school admission)
  • Booster dose of OPV vaccine
  • Tuberculosis vaccine (BCG)
  • Second dose of MMR vaccine (Measles, Mumps and Rubella)

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  • Two drops oral sabin
  • SC injection in the outer aspect of the upper arm
  • SC injection in the upper arm
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    Ten Years
  • Td vaccine (Tetanus and Diphtheria)

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  • IM injection in deltoid muscle

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    Twelve years old (second year preparatory female students)
  • Mumps vaccine

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  • SC injection

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    Eighteen years old (fourth year secondary students)
  • Booster dose of Td vaccine (Tetanus and Diphtheria)

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  • IM injection in deltoid muscle

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