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Recommended Immunization Schedule for the Expanded Program on Immunization, Bahrain

Children
AGE VACCINE DOSE
At birth BCG for non Bahraini newborns Single Dose
2 months DPT + HB +Hib+IPV(Hexavalent) 1st Dose
Conjugated Pneumococal 1st Dose
Rota vaccine (oral) 1st Dose
4 months DPT + HB + Hib (Penta) 2nd Dose
OPV 2nd Dose
Conjugated Pneumococal 2nd Dose
Rota vaccine (oral) 2nd Dose
6 months DPT + HB + Hib 3rd Dose
OPV 3rd Dose
Conjugated Pneumococal 3rd Dose
12 months MMR 1st Dose
Hepatitis A 1st Dose
18 months DPT + OPV 1st Booster
Hepatitis B + Hib Booster
2 years Meningococcal Single Dose
Hepatitis A 2nd Dose
5-6 years DTaP 2nd Booster
OPV 2nd Booster
MMR 2nd Dose
ADOLESCENTS
12 years HA 1st Dose
13 years DTaP DTaP Booster
HA HA 2nd Dose
14 years Hepatitis B 3 Doses
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 and booster for ≥ 2 years
Pneumococcal Conjugate 3 doses for infants and booster
Influenza Annually
Chickenpox Single dose from 1-12 yr of age.
2 doses 6 weeks apart for ≥ 13 yr of age
ADULTS AND HAJII
Meningococcal, Single dose every 3 years
Td 3 primary series and a booster every 10 years
Influenza (elderly) Annually
OTHER VACCINES
Travellers Yellow Fever Single dose every 10 years
Typhoid Single dose every 3 years
Post exposure Rabies 5 doses plus RIG (single)
Contacts Hepatitis B + Hepatitis A HB 3 doses +HA 2 doses
Immunocompromised Killed Polio 5 doses



Glossary

DPT - Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus
OPV - Oral Polio Vaccine
DT - Diphtheria. Tetanus ( Children )
TD - Tetanus, Diphtheria ( Adult Type )
TT - Tetanus Toxoid
MMR - Mumps, Measies, Rubella
BCG - Bacillus Calmette Guerin
HB - Hepatitis B
Hib - Haemophilus Influenza B
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