Zambowood Health Center

Expanded Program for Immunization

Schedule of Immunization
VACCINE

MINIMUM AGE
AT FIRST DOSE

# OF DOSES/
INTERVAL OF
NEXT DOSES

ROUTE

AMOUNT
( in CC)

SITE

STORAGE

NURSING
CONSIDERATIONS/
RESPONSIBILITIES/
HEALTH TEACHINGS

Bacillus CalmetteGuerin (BCG)

Vaccine

At birth or Anytime
after birth

1 dose

Intradermal (ID)

Newborn: 0.05

Arm

Body of refrigerator
(+2C to +8C)

Pentavalent
Vaccine

Six (6) weeks

3 doses/ 4 weeks
interval

Intramuscular (IM)

0.5

Thigh

Body of refrigerator
(+2C to +8C)

Give paracetamol q 4 hours

for fever; for inflammatory
RXN/local tenderness, apply
WARM compress; DO NOT
MASSAGE site; discard after
4-6 hrs.
Give paracetamol q 4 hrs for
fever; apply COLD
COMPRESS for local
tenderness

Oral Polio Vaccine

(OPV)

Six (6) weeks

3 doses/ 4 weeks
interval

Per Orem (PO)

2-3 drops

Mouth

Freezer
(-15C to -25C)

Rotarix Virus
Vaccine

Six (6) weeks

Option 1: 2 doses;
Option 2: 3 doses/ 4
weeks interval

Per Orem (PO)

1 ml

Mouth

Body of refrigerator
(+2C to +8C)

Normal event: Diarrhea;

advise parent to dispose
diaper separately or w/
hand covering

Hepatitis B Vaccine

At Birth

3 doses/ 4 weeks
interval

Intramuscular (IM)

0.5

Thigh

Body of refrigerator
(+2C to +8C)

DO NOT MASSAGE site;

apply COLD COMPRESS

Anti-Measles
Vaccine

9 months

1 dose

Subcutaneous (SC)

0.5

Arm

Freezer
(-15C to -25C)

If child vomits w/in 30 mins.,

give 1 drop; do not feed
child for 30 mins

Give VITAMIN A supplement

100 000 IU; discard after 4-6
hours

Prepared by Norjetalexis M Cabrera BSN RN (Nurse Trainee)