National Immunization Schedule
Age Vaccines given
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG), Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)-0 dose, Hepatitis B
Birth
birth dose
OPV-1, Pentavalent-1, Rotavirus Vaccine (RVV)-1***, Fractional dose of
6 Weeks Inactivated Polio Vaccine (fIPV)-1, Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) -
1***
10 weeks OPV-2, Pentavalent-2, RVV-2***
14 weeks OPV-3, Pentavalent-3, fIPV-2, RVV-3***, PCV-2***
9-12 months Measles & Rubella (MR)-1, JE-1* , PCV-Booster***
16-24 months MR-2, JE-2*, Diphtheria, Pertussis & Tetanus (DPT)-Booster-1, OPV –Booster
5-6 years DPT-Booster-2
10 years Tetanus Toxoid (TT)/Tetanus & adult Diphtheria (Td)
16 years TT/Td
Pregnant Mother TT/Td1, 2 or TT/Td Booster**
1. * JE in 231 endemic districts
2. ** One dose if previously vaccinated within 3 years
3. ***Rotavirus vaccine and PCV in selected states/districts as per details below:
Rotavirus: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya
Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura & Uttar Pradesh.
PCV: Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (12 districts) & Rajasthan (9
districts).
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National Immunization Schedule (NIS) for Infants, Children and Pregnant
Women (Vaccine-wise)
Vaccine When to give Dose Route Site
For Pregnant Women
Tetanus Toxoid Early in pregnancy 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Upper Arm
(TT)/Tetanus &
adult
Diphtheria
(Td)-1
TT/Td-2 4 weeks after TT-1 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Upper Arm
TT/Td- Booster If received 2 TT doses in a 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Upper Arm
pregnancy within the last 3 years*
For Infants
Bacillus At birth or as early as possible till 0.1ml Intra-dermal Left Upper Arm
Calmette one year of age (0.05ml
Guerin (BCG) until 1
month age)
Hepatitis B - At birth or as early as possible 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Antero-lateral
Birth dose within 24 hours side of mid-
thigh
Oral Polio At birth or as early as possible 2 drops Oral Oral
Vaccine (OPV)- within the first 15 days
0
OPV 1, 2 & 3 At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks 2 drops Oral Oral
(OPV can be given till 5 years of
age)
Pentavalent At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Antero-lateral
1, 2 & 3 (can be given till one year of age) side of mid-
thigh
Pneumococcal Two primary doses at 6 and 14 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Antero-lateral
Conjugate weeks followed by Booster dose at side of mid-
Vaccine(PCV)^ 9-12 months. thigh
Rotavirus At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks 3 Oral Oral
(RVV)^ (can be given till one year of age)
Inactivated Two fractional dose at 6 and 14 0.1 ml ID Intra dermal Intra-dermal:
Polio Vaccine weeks of age two fractional Right upper arm
(IPV) dose
Measles Rubella 9 completed months-12 months. 0.5 ml Sub-cutaneous Right upper
^(MR) 1st dose (Measles can be given till 5 years Arm
of age)
Japanese 9 completed months-12 months. 0.5 ml Sub-cutaneous Left upper Arm
Encephalitis
(JE) - 1**
Vitamin A At 9 completed months with 1 ml Oral Oral
(1st dose) measles-Rubella ( 1 lakh
IU)
For Children
Diphtheria, 16-24 months 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Antero-lateral
Pertussis & side of mid-
Vaccine When to give Dose Route Site
Tetanus (DPT) thigh
booster-1
MR 2nd dose 16-24 months 0.5 ml Sub-cutaneous Right upper
Arm
OPV Booster 16-24 months 2 drops Oral Oral
JE-2 16-24 months 0.5 ml Sub-cutaneous Left Upper Arm
Vitamin A*** 16-18 months. Then one dose 2 ml Oral Oral
(2nd to 9th every 6 months up to the age of 5 (2 lakh IU)
dose) years.
DPT Booster-2 5-6 years 0.5 ml. Intra-muscular Upper Arm
TT/Td 10 years & 16 years 0.5 ml Intra-muscular Upper Arm
*One dose if previously vaccinated within 3 years
**JE Vaccine is introduced in select endemic districts after the campaign.
*** The 2nd to 9th doses of Vitamin A can be administered to children 1-5 years old during biannual rounds,
in collaboration with ICDS.
^Rotavirus vaccine and PCV in selected states/districts as per details below:
Rotavirus: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura & Uttar Pradesh.
PCV: Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (12 districts) & Rajasthan (9 districts).
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