INDIVIDUAL VACCINES

Vaccines may be broadly classified as:

• Essential vaccines included in National Immunization Schedule, i.e. BCG, HBV, OPV, IPV, DPT/Td, RV, PCV, MR and Hib along with Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine, which is administered in endemic districts.

• Additional vaccines recommended by Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP), i.e. Hepatitis A, Varicella, Typhoid, HPV and Influenza vaccine.

• Vaccines recommended in special circumstances to high-risk children, i.e. meningococcal, cholera, rabies, yellow fever and pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPSV) vaccine.

• Newer vaccines including those under development or not yet available in country, e.g. malaria and dengue vaccines.

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