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Examples of Vaccines

Vaccine Age at Disease protect- How the Site

which ed against vaccine is

vaccine is adminis-

given tered

BCG At birth Tuberculosis Injection Right

on the upper

right up- arm

per arm

Polio At birth Polio Putting Mouth

vaccine 6 weeks drops in

10 weeks the mouth

14 weeks

DPT 6 weeks  Diptheria Injection Left up-

Hep B 10 weeks  Pertussis on the left per

+ Hib 14 weeks (whooping thigh thigh

cough)

 Tetanus

 Haepatits B

 Haemophilus

 Influenza type

B

Mea- 9 months Measles Injection Left up-

sles on the left per arm

vaccine upper arm