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Infant Immunization Schedule Philippines

The routine immunization schedule for infants in the Philippines aims to provide maximum protection against seven vaccine-preventable diseases before a child's first birthday. It recommends that infants receive BCG, three doses of DPT and OPV vaccines, and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine by 12 months of age. Completing this full schedule of vaccines helps protect infants from diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and hepatitis B.

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Infant Immunization Schedule Philippines

The routine immunization schedule for infants in the Philippines aims to provide maximum protection against seven vaccine-preventable diseases before a child's first birthday. It recommends that infants receive BCG, three doses of DPT and OPV vaccines, and three doses of hepatitis B vaccine by 12 months of age. Completing this full schedule of vaccines helps protect infants from diseases like tuberculosis, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, and hepatitis B.

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Routine Immunization Schedule for Infants

The standard routine immunization schedule for infants in the Philippines is adopted to provide maximum immunity against the seven vaccine
preventable diseases in the country before the child's first birthday. The fully immunized child must have completed BCG 1, DPT 1, DPT 2, DPT 3,
OPV 1, OPV 2, OPV 3, HB 1, HB 2, HB 3 and measles vaccines before the child is 12 months of age. [2]

Minimum Number
Minimum
Age
Vaccine Dose Interval Route Site Reason
at 1st of
Between Doses
Dose Doses

BCG given at earliest


Bacillus Birth or Right deltoid possible age protects the
0.05
Calmette- anytime 1 dose none Intradermal region of the possibility of TB meningitis
mL
Guérin after birth arm and other TB infections in
which infants are prone[3]

Upper outer
Diphtheria- 6 weeks(DPT 1),
portion of the An early start with DPT
Pertussis- 0.5 10 weeks (DPT
6 weeks old 3 doses Intramuscular thigh, Vastus reduces the chance of
Tetanus mL 2), 14 weeks
Lateralis (L-R- severe pertussis.[4]
Vaccine (DPT 3)
L)

Oral Polio 6 weeks old 3 doses 2-3 4 weeks Oral Mouth The extent of protection
Vaccine drops against polio is increased
the earlier the OPV is given.
Keeps the Philippines polio-
free.[5]

An early start of Hepatitis B


vaccine reduces the chance
of being infected and
becoming a carrier.[6]
Upper outer Prevents liver cirrhosis and
portion of the liver cancer which are more
Hepatitis B 0.5
At birth 3 doses 4 weeks interval Intramuscular thigh, Vastus likely to develop if infected
Vaccine mL
Lateralis (R-L- with Hepatitis B early in life.
R) [7][8]

About 9,000 died of


complications of Hepatitis B.
10% of Filipinos have
Hepatitis B infection[9]

Measles Upper outer


At least 85% of measles can
Vaccine 9 months 0.5 Subcutaneou portion of the
1 dose none be prevented by
old mL s arms, Right
immunization at this age.[10]
(not MMR) deltoid

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