Reasons for non-vaccination in pediatric patients visiting tertiary care centers in a polio-prone country

Table 1 EPI schedule for vaccination in Pakistan

Disease	Cause of infection	Vaccine	Doses	Age of administration
Tuberculosis	Bacteria	BCG	1	Soon after Birth
Poliomyelitis	Virus	OPV	4	OPV0: Soon after birth
				OPV1: 6 weeks
				OPV2: 10 weeks
				OPV3: 14 weeks
Diphtheria	Bacteria	Pentavalent vaccine (DPT + HepB + Hib)	3	Penta1: 6 weeks
Tetanus	Bacteria			Penta1: 6 weeks
Pertussis	Bacteria			Penta2: 10 weeks
Hepatitis B	Virus			Penta2: 10 weeks
Haemophilus Influenzae	Bacteria			Penta3: 14 weeks
Streptococcus Pneumoniae	Bacteria	Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV10)	3	Pneumo1: 6 weeks
				Pneumo2: 10 weeks
				Pneumo3: 14 weeks
Measles	Virus	Measles vaccine	2	Measles1: 9 months
				Measles2: 15 months

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