Schedule for immunisation/vaccination is as follows: -
|
Age |
Vaccines, diseases against which immunised |
|
At Birth |
BCG (for TB) and Polio |
|
6 weeks |
Polio, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae type B (First dose) |
|
10 weeks |
Polio, Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Second dose) |
|
14 weeks |
Polio, Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae type B (Third dose) |
|
6 months |
Measles (high risk areas) |
|
9 months |
Measles (First dose) |
|
18 months |
Measles (second dose), Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus |
|
5 years |
Polio, Diphtheria and Tetanus |
Remember immunisation protects against serious infections. Previously, measles was very common in Cape Town, now it rarely occurs because of effective immunisation. If we keep up good immunisation levels, we may one day be able to eradicate many of these diseases as has happened to smallpox.