RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE FOR IMMUNISATIONS IN BAHRAIN

CHILDREN

 AGE

 VACCINE

DOSE

 

 At birth

 BCG for newborns born to parents originally from endemic countries

 Single Dose

Hepatitis b for newborns of HBsAg positive mothers or of unknown HBsAg status

 Birth Dose

 

 2 months

 DaPT + HB +Hib+IPV(Hexavalent)

 1st Dose

 Conjugated Pneumococal

 1st Dose

 Rota vaccine (oral)

 1st Dose

 

 

 4 months

 DPT + HB + Hib (Pentavalent)

 2nd Dose

 OPV

 2nd Dose

 Conjugated Pneumococal

 2nd Dose

 Rota vaccine (oral)

 2nd Dose

 

6 months

 DPT + HB + Hib (Pentavalent)

 3rd Dose

 OPV

 3rd Dose

 Conjugated Pneumococal

 3rd Dose

 

12 months

 MMR

 1st Dose

 Conjugated Pneumococcal

 Booster

 

 18 months

 OPV

 1st Booster

DPT + Hepatitis B + Hib

 Booster

 Hepatitis A

 1st Dose

 

 2 years

 Meningococcal (ACYW)

 Single Dose

 Hepatitis A

 2nd Dose

 

 5-6 years

 DTaP

 2nd Booster

 OPV

 2nd Booster

 MMR

 2nd Dose

 ADOLESCENTS

12 years

 Hepatitis A (HA)

1st Dose

 

13 years

Tdap

 Booster

 Hepatitis A (HA)

 2nd Dose

 FOR PREVIOUSLY UNIMMUNISED WOMEN

 

Tetanus diphtheria (Td)

 At first contact

 Td1

 At least 4 weeks after Td1

 Td2

 At least 6 months after Td2

 Td3

 At least 1 year after Td3

 Td4

 At least 1 year after Td4

 Td5

 ELDERLY AND HIGH RISK GROUPS

 Pneumococcal Polysaccharide

 Single dose for >=65 years and for high risk groups ≥ 2 years -64 years single dose and booster after 5 years

 Seasonal Influenza

 Annually for >=50 years and high risk groups

 Chickenpox (varicella)

 Two doses, 3 months apart from 1year -12 years of age. 
2 doses 6 weeks apart for ≥ 13 years of age

 HAJIIs

 Meningococcal (ACWY)

 Single dose every 3 years

 Td

 3 primary series and a booster every 10 years

 Seasonal Influenza

 Annually

 OTHER VACCINES

 

 Travellers

 Yellow Fever

 Single dose every 10 years

 Typhoid

 Single dose every 3 years

 Hepatitis A

 2 doses

 Meningococcal (ACWY)

 Single dose every 3 years

 Post exposure

 Rabies

 5 doses plus RIG (single)

 Contacts

Hepatitis B

 3 doses

 Hepatitis A

 2 doses

 Immunocompromised

 Killed Polio

 5 doses

 * Other vaccines for high risk/ special groups determined by risk category

 

 


 

NOTE

  •  H1N1 vaccine will be given to high risk groups and then it will be extended to other categories 

  •  MMR vaccine 2nd dose catch-up campaign was started in 1998 at the age of 12 years to cover the unprotected students with 2 doses of MMR vaccine and this service was stopped in 2007 when all the cohorts received the vaccine during infancy become 12 years old. 

  •  Hepatitis B vaccine catch-up campaign was started in 2001 at the age of 14 years to cover the unprotected students with 3 doses of Hepatitis B vaccine and this service was stopped in 2008 when all cohorts received the vaccine during infancy become 14 years old.

  

GENERAL VACCINE CONTRAINDICATION

 

 The vaccine is contraindicated in case of severe allergic reaction to vaccine component or following a prior dose.

  •  Immunocompromised and cancer patients should present a certificate from the treating physician prior to vaccine administration.

  •  Moderate to severe illness at the time of vaccination.


GLOSSARY

 

 

 HB

Hepatitis type B Vaccine

HA

 Hepatitis type A Vaccine

 OPV

Oral Polio Vaccine

 IPV

Inactivated Polio Vaccine

Rota Vaccine

Rota Virus Vaccine

 Hib

Hemophilus Influenza type B Vaccine

 Flu Vaccine

Influenza Vaccine

 MMR

Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine

 DPT

Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus Vaccine

Td

Tetanus, diphtheria Vaccine (adult) 

 DTap

Diphtheria, Tetanus acellular Pertussis Vaccine for children

 Tdap

Tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertuesis vaccine for adolescents and adults

DT

Dipheteria, Tetanus vaccine(Paediatric)

 Hexavalent

Combined IPV, DPT, HB, Hib

 Pentavalent

Combined DPT, HB, Hib

 BCG

Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (vaccine against Tuberculsis)

 

   
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