KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) shares the types of vaccination your baby needs and when is the time that your baby should get it.
Recommended National Immunisation Schedule with Combination/Additional Vaccines
At Birth | -
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
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Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) – 1st dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years; 3 doses are required at intervals of at birth)
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At 1 Month | -
Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) – 2nd dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years)
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At 2 Months |
The recommended national immunisation schedule
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years. 3 doses are required at intervals of at 2 months
With combination/additional vaccines -
6-in-1 – 1st dose
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Rotavirus – 1st dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years; 3 doses are required at intervals of 2 months)
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At 3 Months |
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Paediatric diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) – 1st dose
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Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) – 1st dose
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Haemophilus influenza type b vaccine (Hib) – 1st dose
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – 1st dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years)
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At 4 Months |
- Paediatric diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) – 2nd dose
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Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) – 2nd dose
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Haemophilus influenza type b vaccine (Hib)– 2nd dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years)
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At 5 Months |
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Hepatitis B vaccine – 3rd dose [At 5/6 months, 3rd dose can be given with the 3rd dose of Paediatric diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) & Oral polio vaccine (OPV) for parents’ convenitnce]
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Paediatric diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) – 3rd dose
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Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) – 3rd dose Haemophilus influenza type b vaccine (Hib) – 3rd dose
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – 3rd dose
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years)
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At 6 Months |
The recommended national immunisation schedule -
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin [At 5/6 months, 3rd dose can be given with the 3rd dose of Paediatric diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) & Oral polio vaccine (OPV) for parents’ convenitnce]
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years; 3 doses are required at intervals of 6 months
With combination/additional vaccines -
6-in-1 – 3rd dose
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – 2nd dose
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At 12 Months (1 Year Old) |
The recommended national immunisation schedule -
Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) – 1st dose
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Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) – 1st booster
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Human Papillomavirus (Recommended for females 9-26 years)
With combination/additional vaccines -
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)- BOOSTER
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Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) – 1st dose
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± Varicella Zoster (VZV) – 1st dose (can be given as MMRV)
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± Hepatitis A vaccine (Hep A) – 1st dose
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Ref: M19
For the vaccination schedule for children from over a year old to 11 years old, see the next page.
Also, check out our other
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Hepatitis in Children: Vaccination is Key
Children's Vaccines: Myths and Facts
Measles: MMR Vaccine is Best Prevention
Pneumococcal Disease: A Vaccine-Preventable Condition
Why the Elderly Need Vaccinations
The Truth About Vaccines