Don't miss out on these vaccines for your child

vaccinations Vaccination is extremely important for every child since it help keep your baby safe from a whole host of ailments. So, if you have just had a baby and are confused about when and what kind of shots you need to give, here is a definitive list you can refer to.at-birth This is the first set of vaccines your child will get. It includes the first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine and the zero dose of the oral polio vaccine.birth-to-6-weeks Also called the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccine, this vaccine helps protect your child against tuberculosis.4-6-weeks At this age, your child will have to be administered the second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.6-week Your child will be administered the first dose of the Diphtheria Pertusis Tetanus (DPT) vaccine that will protect her against diphtheria, pertusis and tetanus. Apart from this, she will also have to take the first dose of the polio vaccine.10-weeks At this stage, your child will have to take the second dose of the DPT and polio vaccine along with the third dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.14-weeks Your baby will now have to take the third dose of the DPT and polio vaccine. She will also be administered the fourth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.24-weeks At 24 weeks, your baby will be due for her third dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.9-12-months Between 9-12 months, your baby will be vaccinated against measles and will get the fourth dose of the polio vaccine.15-18-months At this age, your child will get the MMR vaccine which will protect her against mumps, measles and rubella.18-months At 18 months your toddler will get her first DPT booster along with the fifth dose of polio vaccine.24-months As your baby turns two, she should get vaccinated against typhoid.4-5-year-old Between the age of four and five your toddler should get her second booster shot of the DPT vaccine and the fourth dose of the polio vaccine. Apart from this your peadiatrician will also administer the Varicella 1 vaccine.11-12 years old vaccine schedule At this age your child will have to get the HPV 1 and 3 vaccine that will help protect her against the Human Pappiloma Virus which is known to cause cervical cancer.