Are you up to date with regard to your child’s immunisation schedule?

Really, you have little or no excuse not to immunise your child because most of the vaccinations are administered for free. This immunisation happens at health centers in Nigeria and in pretty much any major Nigerian health institution and hospitals.

Interestingly, vaccination is one of the most successful and cost-effective ways to protect children’s health. It also protects the future of young children.

Immunisations routinely recommended and provided for infants and children include:

Type of Vaccine Benefit to Children
BCG Prevents Tuberculosis including bloody cough and permanent brain damage
OPV0 Partially protects against poliomyelitis which causes paralysis and death


Hep B (birth dose) Partially protects against hepatitis B which causes blood infection liver disease, cancer, and death


Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) 1 Partially protects against most causes of pneumonia and meningitis including blood and lung infections and brain damage
Pentavalent (DPT, Hep B and Hib) 3


Partially protects against 5 diseases – Diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus, hepatitis B, and influenza
Vitamin A Supplement Protects against night blindness, improves a child’s vision and boost child immunity against infectious diseases
Measles Vaccine
Protects against measles
Yellow Fever Vaccine Prevents yellow fever
More so, parent and Health Workers should Note that all Children under five years of age must be immunised against polio. This immunisation must take place during every Immunisation Plus Days (IPDs) and other supplemental immunisation activities.........

Vaccines for Children and Adolescents (0 – 18 years)

Since 1997, the CDC has recommended that ALL children and adolescents up to age 18 years should receive the hepatitis B vaccine.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization recommends all infants receive the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth (often called the “birth dose”). The are to complete the vaccine series at 2 and 6 months.....

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