Question
What vaccines do children need from birth to adulthood? Can a seven-year-old still receive the tuberculosis vaccine?
Answer
The childhood vaccination plan includes the earliest administration of the first dose of hepatitis B and BCG vaccine after birth, followed by the second dose of hepatitis B at one month of age. At two to four months old, the polio vaccine is administered monthly. From three to five months old, a dose of the diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus (DPT) combination vaccine is administered monthly. At six months old, the third dose of hepatitis B is administered. At eight months old, the measles vaccine is given. From one and a half to two years old, booster doses are administered for measles, polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, and meningococcal vaccines. At four years old, the polio, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, and meningococcal vaccines are boosted again. At seven years old, the measles and diphtheria-pertussis combination vaccine is administered to complete the basic immunization schedule.