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Table 1 Vaccine, year of introduction, and recommended immunization schedule in Senegal

From: Determinants of complete immunization among senegalese children aged 12–23 months: evidence from the demographic and health survey

Vaccine

Year

Doses

Age of administration

BCG

1979

1

Soon after birth

Polio 0a

1988

1

 

OPVo: Soon after birth

IPV

2015

3

IPV1: at 6 weeks

IPV2: at 10 weeks

IPV3: at 14 weeks

Hepatitis B

2016

1

Within 24 h after birth

Pentavalent vaccine

  

Penta 1: at 6 weeks

2005

3

Penta 2: at 10 weeks

  

Penta 3: at 14 weeks

PCV

2013

3

Pneumo 1: at 6 weeks

Pneumo2: at 10 weeks

Pneumo 3: at 14 weeks

Measles and Rubella

2014

1

9 months

Rotavirus

2014

2

Rota1: at 6 weeks

Rota2: at 10 weeks

Yellow fever

1988

1

At 9 months

Measles and Rubella

2014

1

Second dose at 15 months

  1. BCG Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
  2. Penta diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, haemophilus influenzae b and hepatitis B vaccine
  3. OPV Oral Polio Vaccine
  4. IPV Inactivated Polio Vaccine
  5. PCV Pneumococcus conjugated vaccine
  6. N weighted total number of children
  7. aPolio 0 is the oral polio vaccination given at birth