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National Immunization Schedule (NIS) for Infants, Children and Pregnant Women

Vaccine	When to give	Dose	Route	Site
For Pregnant Women
TD-1	Early in pregnancy	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Upper Arm
TD-2	4 weeks after TT-1*	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Upper Arm
TD-Booster	If received 2 TT doses in a pregnancy within the last 3 yrs*	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Upper Arm
For Infants
BCG	At birth or as early as possible till one year of age	0.1ml (0.05 ml until 1 month age)	Intra-dermal	Left Upper Arm
Hepatitis B - Birth dose	At birth or as early as possible within 24 hours	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Antero-lateral side of mid-thigh
OPV-0	At birth or as early as possible within the first 15 days	2 drops	Oral	Oral
OPV 1, 2 & 3	At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks (OPV can be given till 5 years of age)	2 drops	Oral	Oral
Pentavalent 1, 2 & 3	At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks (can be given till one year of age)	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Antero-lateral (left) side of mid-thigh
Rotavirus#	At 6 weeks, 10 weeks & 14 weeks (can be given till one year of age)	2.5 ml	Oral	Oral
IPV	Two fractional dose at 6 and 14 weeks of age	0.1 ml	Intra dermal two fractional dose	Intra-dermal: Right upper arm
PCV 1ST & 2ND	Two fractional dose at 6 and 14 weeks of age	0.5 ml	Intra dermal two fractional dose	Antero Lateral side of mid thigh
MR 1st Dose$	9 completed months-12 months (can be given till 5 years of age)	0.5 ml	Sub-cutaneous	Right upper Arm
PCV 3rd	9 completed months-12 months	0.5 ml	Intra muscular	Antero-lateral(R) side of mid-thigh
Vitamin A (1st dose)	At 9 completed months with measles- Rubella	1 ml ( 1 lakh IU)	Oral	Oral
For Children
DPT booster-1 Vit A 2nd dose	16-24 months	0.5 ml 2 ml (2 lakh Unit)	Intra-muscular Oral	Antero-lateral side of mid-thigh
MR 2nd dose $	16-24 months	0.5 ml	Sub-cutaneous	Right upper Arm
OPV Booster	16-24 months	2 drops	Oral	Oral
Vitamin A*** (3rd to 9th dose)	16-18 months. Then one dose every 6 months up to the age of 5 years	2 ml (2 lakh IU)	Oral	Oral
DPT Booster-2	5-6 years	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Upper Arm
TD	10 years & 16 years	0.5 ml	Intra-muscular	Upper Arm

*Give TT-2 or Booster doses before 36 weeks of pregnancy. However, give these even if more than 36 weeks have passed. Give TT to a woman in labour, if she has not previously received TT.
**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.
#Phased introduction, at present in Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Orissa from 2016 & expanded in Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, and Tripura in February 2017 and planned in Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh in 2017.
$ Phased introduction, at present in five states namely Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. (As of Feb’ 2017)