1. BCG Vaccine
Catch up vaccination: may be given up to 5years
2. Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
• Administer the 3-dose series to those not previously vaccinated.
• In catch up vaccination use 0, 1, and 6 months schedule.
3. Poliovirus vaccines
Catch-up vaccination:
• IPV catch-up schedule: 2 doses at 2 months apart followed by a booster after 6 months of previous dose.
4. Diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and
pertussis (DTP) vaccine.
Catch-up vaccination:
• Catch-up schedule: The 2nd childhood booster is not required if the last dose has been given beyond the age of 4 years
• Catch up below 7 years: DTwP/DTaP at 0, 1 and 6 months;
• Catch up above 7 years: Tdap, Td, and Td at 0, 1 and 6 months.
5. Tetanus and diphtheria toxoids and
acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
• Catch up above 7 years: Tdap, Td, Td at 0, 1 and 6 months.
• Persons aged 7 through 10 years who are not fully immunized with the childhood DTwP/DTaP vaccine series, should receive Tdap vaccine as the first dose in the catchup series; if additional doses are needed, use Td vaccine. For these children, an adolescent Tdap vaccine should not be given.
• Persons aged 11 through 18 years who have not received Tdap vaccine should receive a dose followed by tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) booster doses every 10 years thereafter.
• Tdap vaccine can be administered regardless of the interval since the last tetanus and diphtheria toxoid containing vaccine.
6. Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
conjugate vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
• Catch-up is recommended till 5 years of age.
• 6-12 months; 2 primary doses 4 weeks apart and 1 booster;
• 12-15 months: 1 primary dose and 1 booster;
• Above 15 months: single dose.
• If the first dose was administered at age 7 through 11 months, administer the second dose at least 4 weeks later and a final dose at age 12-18 months at least 8 weeks after the second dose
7. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs)
Routine vaccination:
Catch-up vaccination:
• Administer 1 dose of PCV13 or PCV10 to all healthy children aged 24 through 59 months who are not completely vaccinated for their age.
• For PCV 13:
6-12 months: 2 doses 4 weeks apart and 1 booster;
12-23 months: 2 doses 8 weeks apart;
24 months & above: single dose
• For PCV10:
6-12 months: 2 doses 4 weeks apart and 1 booster;
12 months to 5 years: 2 doses 8 weeks apart
• Vaccination of persons with high-risk
conditions:
o PCV and pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine [PPSV] both are used in certain high risk group of children.
o For children aged 24 through 71 months with certain underlying medical conditions, administer 1 dose of PCV13 if 3 doses of PCV were received previously, or administer 2 doses of PCV13 at least 8 weeks apart if fewer than 3 doses of PCV were received previously.
o A single dose of PCV13 may be administered to previously unvaccinated children aged 6 through 18 years who have anatomic or functional asplenia
(including sickle cell disease), HIV infection or an immunocompromising condition, cochlear implant or
cerebrospinal fluid leak.
o Administer PPSV23 at least 8 weeks after the last dose of PCV to children aged 2 years or older with certain
underlying medical conditions.
8. Rotavirus (RV) vaccines
Catch-up vaccination:
• The maximum age for the first dose in the Series is 14 weeks, 6 days
• Vaccination should not be initiated for infants aged 15 weeks, 0 days or older.
• The maximum age for the final dose in the series is 8 months, 0 days.
9. Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)
vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
• Ensure that all school-aged children and adolescents have had 2 doses of MMR vaccine; the minimum interval between the 2 doses is 4 weeks.
• One dose if previously vaccinated with one dose
• ‘Stand alone’ measles/measles containing vaccine can be administered to infants aged 6 through 8 months during outbreaks. However, this dose should not be counted.
10. Varicella vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
• Ensure that all persons aged 7 through 18 years without ‘evidence of immunity’ have 2 doses of the vaccine.
• For children aged 12 months through 12 years, the recommended minimum interval between doses is 3 months. However, if the second dose was administered at least 4 weeks after the first dose, it can be accepted
as valid.
• For persons aged 13 years and older, the minimum interval between doses is 4 weeks.
• For persons without evidence of immunity, administer 2 doses if not previously vaccinated or the second dose if only 1 dose has been administered.
• ‘Evidence of immunity’ to varicella includes any of the following:
• documentation of age-appropriate vaccination with a varicella vaccine
• laboratory evidence of immunity or laboratory confirmation of disease
• diagnosis or verification of a history of varicella disease by a health-care provider
• diagnosis or verification of a history of herpes zoster by a health-care provider.
12. Hepatitis A (HepA) vaccines
Catch-up vaccination:
• Either of the two vaccines can be used in ‘catch-up’ schedule beyond 2 years of age
• Administer 2 doses for killed vaccine at least 6 months apart to unvaccinated persons
• Only single dose of live attenuated H2-strain vaccine
• For catch up vaccination, pre vaccination screening for Hepatitis A antibody is recommended in children older than 10 years as at this age the estimated seropositive
rates exceed 50%.
13. Typhoid vaccines
Catch-up vaccination:
• Recommended throughout the adolescent period, i.e. 18 years
14. Influenza vaccine
Catch-up vaccination:
Every year
15.Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines
Catch-up vaccination:
• Administer the vaccine series to females (either HPV2 or HPV4) at age 13 through 45 years if not previously vaccinated.
• Use recommended routine dosing intervals (see above) for vaccine series catch-up.
16. Meningococcal vaccine.
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