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Immunizations - childhood vaccination programme - Management
What is the immunization schedule for children less than 1 year of age?
- At 2 months of age — one dose of vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and H. influenzae type b (DTaP/IPV/Hib — Pediacel®); and one dose of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV — Prevenar®).
- At 3 months of age — one dose of DTaP/IPV/Hib; and one dose of vaccine for group C meningococcal disease (MenC — Meningitec®, Menjugate Kit®, or NeisVac-C®).
- At 4 months of age — one dose of DTaP/IPV/Hib; one dose of PCV; and one dose of MenC.
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