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Table 1 Routine childhood immunization and recommended age in Lao PDR

From: The determinants of immunization coverage among children aged between 12 and 35 months: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Vaccine

Age

Hepatitis B

Birth

BCG*1

Birth

DTP-Hib-HepB*2

6, 10, and 14 weeks

OPV*3

6, 10, and 14 weeks

IPV*4

14 weeks

PCV*5

6, 10, and 14 weeks

JEV*6

9 months

Measles/rubella

9 and 12–18 months

  1. *1 BCG, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine; *2 DTP-Hib-Hep, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus Influenza, and hepatitis B vaccine; *3 OPV, oral polio vaccine; *4 IPV, inactivated polio vaccine; *5 PCV, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; *6 JEV, Japanese encephalitis vaccine