- An Ounce Of Prevention
Ian’s Schedule of Immunization
Hep B 5 years
DT OPV BCG 6 years
MMR 7 years
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BCG Birth August 12, 2005
DPT ( Diphtheria,Pertussis (Whooping Cough),Tetanus)
2 months October 10, 2005
DPT OPV(Oral Polio Vaccine) 5 months November 12, 2005
MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella) 1 year August 12, 2006
Hep B 1st Dose August 12, 2005
Hep B 2nd Dose September 17, 2005
Hep B 3rd Dose February 11, 2006
Chicken Pox September 9, 2006
DPT OPV 1.5 years February 2, 2007
HEP A 1st Dose March 16, 2007
Hep A 2nd Dose Sept 14, 2007
Common Flu Shot August 5, 2009
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Immunization chart applicable in Malaysia
(Source: http://www.huggies.com.my)
| Malaysia – Mandatory | ||
| Age | Vaccine | Immunisation Against |
| Birth | BCG Hep B |
Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine |
| 2 months | Hep B DTP / Hib / Polio |
Hepatitis B vaccine Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, pertussis vaccine Haemophilus influenzae vaccine Oral Polio vaccine |
| 3 months | Hep B DTP / Hib / Polio |
Hepatitis B vaccine Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, pertussis vaccine Haemophilus influenzae vaccine Oral Polio vaccine |
| 5 months | Hep B DTP / Hib / Polio |
Hepatitis B vaccine Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, pertussis vaccine Haemophilus influenzae vaccine Oral Polio vaccine |
| 1 year | MMR | Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine |
| 18 months | DTP / Hib / Polio | Diphtheria and tetanus toxoid, pertussis vaccine Haemophilus influenzae vaccine Oral Polio vaccine |
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Malaysia – Recommended |
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| Age | Immunization Against | |
| 2 months | Rotavirus Pneumococcal C |
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| 3 months | Rotavirus Pneumococcal C |
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| 5 months | Pneumococcal C | |
| 6 months | Influenza (annually) | |
| 1 year | Chicken Pox Pneumococcal C |
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| 2 years | Pneumococcal P Hepatitis A |
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| 2.5 years | Hepatitis A | |
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Brief Descriptions
(all descriptions were extracted from various websites)
The BCG vaccine The BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guérin) vaccine protects against TB (tuberculosis). It is made from a weakened form of a bacterium closely related to human TB. BCG is a strain of Mycobacterium bovis, the organism that causes TB in cattle. This organism has been modified in the vaccine so that it produces immunity against TB without causing the disease.
It was developed in France and introduced into the UK in the 1950s. It is a live vaccine – that is, the bacteria in the vaccine are still alive but are weakened so that they do not cause TB disease. Studies in the UK have shown the vaccine gives substantial, though not complete, protection about 70-80%.
DPT ( Diphtheria,Pertussis (Whooping Cough),Tetanus)
2 months
The DPT vaccine is one type of preventive medicine called immunization (to make things resistant to disease). The vaccine causes the body to form protective antibodies (disease-fighting proteins) against three serious diseases: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (lockjaw). DPT is given in the form of an inoculation (shot or injection) in three separate doses about two months apart, with a “booster” shot one year after the primary series of inoculations is completed.
Diphtheria is a disease of the respiratory system caused by the bacterium “Corynebacterium diphtheriae.” It mostly affects children and causes grayish white or yellowish mucous (slimy) coatings to form in the passages of the nose and throat. These “false membranes” can block the air passages, and surgery may be necessary to help the patient breathe. Bacteria enter the body through the mouth and nose and multiply, giving off a powerful toxin (poison). This toxin can damage the kidneys, heart, and central nervous system, leading to death.
Diphtheria is spread from person to person by coughing and sneezing and is more common among poor populations living in crowded conditions.
Read more: http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Com-En/DPT-Vaccine.html#ixzz0X56sfxXE
Pertussis(Whooping Cough) Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a very contagious respiratory disease that causes patients to cough violently. After a series of coughs, the patient draws a deep breath that makes a whooping sound. Whooping cough is mainly a childhood disease and can be fatal, especially to infants.
Read more: http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Com-En/DPT-Vaccine.html#ixzz0X5A5sGXv
Tetanus is a serious infectious disease of the nervous system that causes severe contraction of the muscles. It is also known as lockjaw because spasms of the cheek muscles (tetany) make it nearly impossible to open the jaws. The muscle spasms caused by tetanus can spread to other muscles in the body, eventually making breathing difficult and resulting in death.
Tetanus is caused by a bacterium called Clostridium tetani that lives in soil and gets into the body through deep puncture wounds, burns, or crushing wounds in which there is much tissue damage. The tetanus bacilli multiply, releasing exotoxin (a poison) into the surrounding tissues. About 60 percent of the cases of tetanus are fatal, but immunization is an effective tool in the prevention of tetanus.
Read more: http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Com-En/DPT-Vaccine.html#ixzz0X5AwjTWy
The MMR vaccine is a mixture of three live attenuated viruses, administered via injection for immunization against measles, mumps and rubella (also called German measles). It is generally administered to children around the age of one year, with a second dose before starting school (i.e. age 4/5). The second dose is not a booster; it is a dose to produce immunity in the small number of persons (2–5%) who fail to develop measles immunity after the first dose.
