Table 1 Vaccination schedule in Malawi EPI (with malaria vaccine added)
From: Factors associated with malaria vaccine uptake in Nsanje district, Malawi
Vaccine | Description | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
BCG | Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (dose) | At birth or first contact |
OPV0 | Oral polio vaccine 0 (dose) | At birth to 2Â weeks |
Rotavirus | Rotavirus vaccine (two doses | 6 and 10Â weeks |
Pentavalent | Diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae and hepatitis B (three doses) | 6, 10 and 14Â weeks |
OPV | Oral Polio Vaccine (three doses) | 6, 10 and 14Â weeks |
Pneumo_conj | Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (three doses) | 6, 10 and 14Â weeks |
MV | Malaria vaccine/RTS,S/AS01 (four doses) | 5, 6, 7 and 22Â months |
MR | Measles and rubella vaccine (Two doses) | 9 and 15Â months |