04/12/2025
THE ZAMBIAN IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE
*1. BCG (Bacilli-Calmette guerien)*
Dose
โ0.05mls
Age
โAt birth or first contact
Route
โ Intradermal
Site
โ Upper outer aspect of the left arm.
Protection against
โTuberculosis
*2. OPV (Oral polio vaccine)*
Dose
โ 2-3 drops (0.5mls)
( Doses 0,1,2,3 )
Age
โ 0-13 days ( OPV-0). At 6 weeks (OPV-1) .10 weeks (OPV-2) and 14 weeks (OPV-3)
โIf child missed between 0 -13 days, It should be given at 9months as OPV-4.
Route
โ Orally
Site
โ By mouth
Protection
โ Poliomyelitis
*3.Dip + Hib+ Hep B(Doses 1,2,3)*
Dose
โ 0.5mls
Age
โ At 6 weeks, 10 weeks, and 14 weeks
Route
โ Intramuscular
Site
โ The outer aspect of the left thigh .
Protection against
โ Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenza type B, Hepatitis B.
*4. Measles*
Dose
โ 0.5mls
Age
โ At 9 months and 18 months
Route
โ Subcutaneous
Site
โ Upper arm on the deltoid muscle
Protection against
โ Measles
*5. Rotavaccine*
Dose
โ0.5mls
Age
โ At 6 weeks and 10 weeks
Route
โ Oral
site
โ Mouth
Protection against
โ Diarrhoea
*6. Vitamin A*
Dose
โ 100,000iu
Age
โ6-11 months
Site
โ Mouth
Route
โ Oral
Protection against
โ Night blindness
*7. Pcv (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines)*
Dose
โ 0.5mls
Age
โ At 6 weeks. 10 weeks. 14 weeks
Route
โ Intramuscular
Site
โ Anterolateral thigh or deltoid muscle
Protection against
โ Protection against Infections causes by the bacterim streptococcus pneumoniae.
*8. Inactive polio vaccine (IPV)*
โAlso known as the *Salk vaccine.*
Dose
โ 0.5mls
Age
โ Given at 14 weeks as a single dose
Site
โOn the thigh
Route
โ Intramuscular
Protection against
โ Poliomyelitis type 1,2, and 3.
For Rota and IPV there's an additional doses.
Rota dose 3 given at 14weeks.
IPV dose 2 given at 9month