Immunisation Schedule Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The recommended dose is 0.05 ml.

BCG is given intradermally over the left upper arm. For a baby under one month old the dose is 0.05 ml; from one month of age it is 0.1 ml.

0.1 ml is the dose for older infants and children, which makes it the main trap. 0.5 ml is the dose of vaccines such as pentavalent and DPT given by injection into muscle, and 1 ml is far too large for an intradermal injection.

Answer: B

The vaccine given at birth is BCG.

Under India's immunisation schedule, BCG is given at birth (or as early as possible until one year), along with the zero dose of oral polio vaccine and the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine.

DPT, now given as the pentavalent vaccine, starts at 6 weeks. Measles-rubella vaccine is given at 9 months. Hepatitis A vaccine is not part of the birth doses; the birth-dose hepatitis vaccine is hepatitis B.

Answer: C

The incorrect match is Tetanus toxoid - Subcutaneous.

Tetanus toxoid (now given as Td) is an adsorbed vaccine injected intramuscularly, usually into the upper arm. Given under the skin it is more likely to cause local reactions.

The other pairs are correct. BCG is given intradermally, measles (now measles-rubella) vaccine subcutaneously, and hepatitis B vaccine intramuscularly, into the thigh in infants.