Why Vaccination Is the Foundation of Child Health
Before vaccines, diseases like polio, diphtheria, and measles killed or disabled thousands of Indian children every year. Today, polio has been eradicated from India thanks to systematic immunisation. Yet vaccine-preventable diseases still occur when children miss their doses.
At Birth
- BCG: Protects against severe forms of tuberculosis including TB meningitis
- OPV 0: First dose of polio protection
- Hepatitis B (1st dose): Prevents chronic hepatitis B infection
6 Weeks
- DTwP/DTaP (1st dose): Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough)
- IPV (1st dose): Inactivated Polio Vaccine
- Hib (1st dose): Haemophilus influenzae type b — prevents meningitis and pneumonia in infants
- Rotavirus (1st dose): Prevents severe diarrhoea
- PCV (1st dose): Pneumococcal vaccine
9 Months
- MMR (1st dose): Measles, Mumps, Rubella
- Typhoid (TCV): Typhoid fever remains highly prevalent in India
12–15 Months
- Hepatitis A (1st dose): Spread through contaminated food and water
- Varicella (chickenpox): Prevents a highly contagious illness and its complications
10–12 Years
- Tdap booster
- HPV: Prevents cervical cancer — most effective before sexual activity begins
Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy
All vaccines used at SreeniRam Hospitals are WHO-approved and cold-chain maintained. Minor side effects like a low fever or soreness at the injection site pass within 24–48 hours.
Paediatric OPD: Wednesday & Saturday, 5 PM – 8 PM. Walk-ins welcome.