What Are the Recommended Timing Guidelines for Infant Vaccinations?
Disease description:
Today, I need to take my baby for vaccination again. Looking at the vaccination booklet, I see many different vaccines listed—such as DTP (diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis) and hepatitis B—but I’m unsure about the specific timing for each. So, when exactly should infants receive their scheduled vaccinations?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Jiang Zhiyang
Under normal circumstances, newborn infants should receive the hepatitis B vaccine and the bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine immediately after birth. At 1 month of age, they should receive the hepatitis B vaccine; at 2 months, the trivalent oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV); at 3 and 4 months, the trivalent OPV and the diphtheria–tetanus–acellular pertussis (DTaP) combination vaccine; at 5 months, the DTaP combination vaccine; at 6 months, the hepatitis B vaccine; at 8 months, the measles attenuated live vaccine; and between 18 months and 2 years of age, a DTaP booster dose.
