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Dosage: Typically 0.1 ml
Route: Intradermal injection
Vaccination Site: Left upper arm
Schedule: Given at birth
Disease: Provides protection against tuberculosis (TB)
BCG ( Bacillus Calmette-Guérin )
Dosage: 0.5 ml
Route: Intramuscular injection
Vaccination Site: Deltoid muscle (adults), anterolateral thigh (infants)
Schedule: Typically given as a series of 3 doses (0, 1 month, and 6 months)
Disease: Provides protection against hepatitis B virus, which can cause liver disease
Hepatitis B Vaccine (Hep B)
Dosage: 0.5 ml
Route: Intramuscular injection
Vaccination Site: Anterolateral thigh (infants)
Schedule: Usually given in a series of 3 doses at 6, 10, and 14 weeks of age
Diseases: Protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Pentavalent Vaccine
Dosage: 2 drops
Route: Oral administration (dropper)
Vaccination Site: Orally (given by mouth)
Schedule: 6, 10 ,14 weeks
Disease: Provides protection against poliomyelitis (polio)
Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV)
Dosage: 0.5 ml
Route: Intramuscular injection
Vaccination Site: Deltoid muscle (typically)
Schedule: 14 weeks
Disease: Provides protection against poliomyelitis (polio)
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
Dosage: 0.5 ml
Route: Intramuscular injection
Vaccination Site: Anterolateral thigh (infants) outer left upper thigh
Schedule: 6, 10, 14 weeks
Disease: Protects against diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, such as pneumonia and meningitis
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
Dosage: 0.5 ml
Route: Subcutaneous injection
Vaccination Site: outer upper right arm
Schedule: 9 & 12 months
Diseases: Protects against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles)
MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)