Vaccination essential guide Dubai
Vaccination Schedule Dubai
Vaccination is a good prevention to our kids from infectious disease. We need them stay health always don't we. Dubai DHA brings a lot of facilities to have the immunization for our loving kids.
Childhood recommended vaccines include BCG, diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, pertussis (DTaP), poliovirus vaccine (IPV/OPV), measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine (HBV), varicella, and pneumococcal vaccines.
Below is the vaccine schedule in Dubai
2.1.1 DHA immunization schedule for children between 0-6 years
- At birth
- BCG, Hep B.
- Two months
- DTaP, Hib, Hep B, IPV, PCV.
- Four months:
- DPT, Hib, Hep B, OPV, PCV.
- Six months
- DPT, Hib, Hep B, OPV, PCV.
- 12 months
- MMR, varicella.
- 18 months
- DTaP, Hib, OPV, PCV.
- Five to six years
- DPT, OPV, MMR, varicella.
2.1.2 DHA immunization schedule for persons aged 7--18 years
- age 11--12 years for those who have completed the recommended childhood DTP/DTaP vaccination series. Meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4)
- at age 11--12 years
- age 13--18 years if not previously vaccinated.
- Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine (MPSV4) is an acceptable alternative. l Hepatitis B 3-dose series to those who were not previously vaccinated.
- Varicella 2 doses series if not previously immunized.
