Vaccine roadmap, birth to 11 years

48 vaccine doses over 20 visits, the same list as your child's Book Vaccine schedule.

1. Birth

   • BCG
   • OPV 0
   • Hepatitis B-1

   BCG before leaving the hospital, OPV as soon as possible, and Hepatitis B within 24 hours of birth.

2. 6 weeks (45 days)

   • DTwP/DTaP-1
   • Hib-1
   • IPV-1
   • Hepatitis B-2
   • PCV-1
   • Rotavirus-1

   DTwP or DTaP can be used. Polio (IPV) is given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks.

3. 10 weeks (75 days)

   • DTwP/DTaP-2
   • Hib-2
   • IPV-2
   • Hepatitis B-3
   • PCV-2
   • Rotavirus-2

4. 14 weeks (105 days)

   • DTwP/DTaP-3
   • Hib-3
   • IPV-3
   • Hepatitis B-4
   • PCV-3
   • Rotavirus-3

   A fourth Hepatitis B dose is safe as part of a combination vaccine. The number of rotavirus doses depends on the vaccine used.

5. 6 months

   • Influenza-1

   The first influenza dose. The second follows four weeks later.

6. 7 months

   • Influenza-2

7. 9 months

   • Typhoid vaccine (TCV)
   • MMR-1

8. 10 months

   • Meningococcal conjugate vaccine-1 Optional

   Optional.

9. 12 months

   • Japanese encephalitis-1
   • Hepatitis A-1

   One dose for the live Hepatitis A vaccine. The inactivated vaccine needs two doses.

10. 13 months

    • Japanese encephalitis-2
    • Meningococcal conjugate vaccine-2 Optional

11. 15 months

    • MMR-2
    • PCV booster

12. 16 months

    • Varicella-1

13. 18 months

    • DTwP/DTaP-B1
    • Hib-B1
    • IPV-B1

    The first booster doses.

14. 19 months

    • Hepatitis A-2
    • Varicella-2

    The second Hepatitis A dose is only for the inactivated vaccine. Varicella dose 2 comes 3 to 6 months after dose 1.

15. 2 years

    • Influenza annual dose (2 yr)

    Influenza is repeated every year at 2, 3, 4 and 5 years.

16. 3 years

    • Influenza annual dose (3 yr)

17. 4 years

    • Influenza annual dose (4 yr)

18. 5 years

    • IPV-B2
    • DTwP/DTaP-B2
    • MMR-3
    • Influenza annual dose (5 yr)

    Tdap is not used as this second booster.

19. 10 years

    • Tdap
    • HPV-1

    One Tdap dose at 10 to 12 years, even if Tdap was given before. Td can replace it if Tdap is not available.

20. 10 years 6 months

    • HPV-2

    The second HPV dose, 6 months after the first.

Source: Indian Academy of Pediatrics Advisory Committee on Vaccines and Immunization Practices (ACVIP), Recommended Immunization Schedule 2025, Indian Pediatrics 2026;63:311-324. Read the paper. Dates are counted from the date of birth and show the earliest age in each range. The doctor confirms which vaccines are due at each visit.