Talk to Pediatrician on Baby Vaccinations
Asking For Other, Male 1, Multan
A.o.a my newborn baby is 2 weeks old BCG injection was given in first week. now plz guide me the further plan for vaccination. private doctors giving different schedules and multiple vaccines compared with government vaccination program. please tell me why there is difference between private and government vaccination plan.
Govt vaccination cards include EPI schedule mostly. Where as private hosp vaccination cards also include non EPI vaccinations. U can follow any of them
Till age of 4months Private any Government schedule is same after that there is different vaccines so that Government didn't provide.
Dr. Ali Arshad - Pediatrician
| MBBS | FCPS (Pediatrics) | Certificate in Health Professions Education (CHPE) | | Lahore
Vaccination schedule from birth till 6 months of life is same in government and private schedules. After 6 months privately we can go for extra vaccines. Remember government plans for 10 disease control and privately we can protect against 20 diseases. Choice always lies with the parents.
W/s Since some vaccine are not added in National Immunization program in Pakistan. And when a private doctor feel need for other vaccine they are advising. I am sending you the national Immunization chart for your consideration. Thanks.
Basically vaccination schedule is almost same in private and government set up but some additional vaccines are also given in private set ups like chickenpox, typhoid,MMR as these infections are also common in our country.ur baby will have vaccination at 6 ,10 and 14 weeks then at 9months then boosters and so on. U can discuss with ur doctor in detail while u go for vaccination.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Imtenan Sharif - Family Medicine
MBBS, MPhil Community Health and Preventive Medicine, CHPE (Med Ed) | Quetta
The chart that you have uploaded is okay. Kindly give your baby vaccinations according to the schedule uploaded. There can be different reasons for the difference in schedule as every country has a slight variation in their EPI schedules. The 0, 6, 10, 14 weeks; and 9 and 15 months is the schedule followed by Pakistan Government. Follow that. If you plan to for for private setups, just ensure that they are giving the all the necessary 10 vaccines that in the EPI program. A slight difference in the timeline is nothing to worry about. You can get further information on the Pakistan EPI website. Good Luck!
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