Health Record For Baby Girls Page 6
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28About your baby’s Vaccinations
Your baby needs to be vaccinated after birth to protect from many infectious
diseases to which he or she may be exposed to. These vaccinations are
administered by either small injections or oral drops given at different ages as per a
standard schedule recommended by the UAE Ministry of Health.
These vaccinations consist of certain mandatory vaccines and some optional
vaccines. These vaccines are usually available as combined vaccines to reduce the
number of pricks to the infant. More than one vaccine maybe administered at a time
as decided by your baby’s doctor.
The vaccines available presently protect against the following diseases –
Vaccine
Disease protected
BCG
Tuberculosis
Hepatitis B virus infection of liver
HBV
HiB
Serious diseases caused by the bacteria H. influenzae type B
DTPa
Diphtheria, Whooping cough and Tetanus
Polio virus infection
OPV and IPV
PCV (Pneumococcal)
Serious diseases caused by the bacteria Pneumococcus
MMR
Measles, Mumps and Rubella
Chicken pox
Varicella
Rota virus
Severe diarrhoea due to Rota virus
Viral Influenza
Common Influenza
Hepatitis A virus infection of liver
Hepatitis A
Meningococcal
Brain infection caused by the bacteria Meningococcus
Human Papilloma Virus
Genital infection caused by the virus HPV
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