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Table 1 Vaccination schedule in PNG

From: Knowledge among the rural parents about the vaccinations and vaccination coverage of children in the first year of life in Papua New Guinea – analysis of data provided by Christian health services

Vaccine

Age at administration

BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin, vaccine against tuberculosis)

birth

HepB (vaccine against hepatitis B)

birth

DTP Hib HepB (vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type B, and hepatitis B)

1, 2, 3 months

IPV (inactivated poliovirus given by injection)

3 months

MR (vaccine against measles and rubella)

6, 9, 18 months

OPV (weakened poliovirus given by mouth)

1, 2, 3 months

Pneumococcal (vaccine against Streptococcus pneumoniae)

1, 2, 3 months

TT (Tetanus toxoid vaccination)

7, 13 years