Dis-Chem Well Baby Clinic provides preventative health care for all babies and toddlers. Professional nurses are on hand to offer a wide range of services and provide expert advice to help you take all the right baby steps to ensure that your bundle of joy remains happy and healthy.

Services offered

Health education

Breast feeding advice
Introducing solids
Minor acute conditions

Preventative treatment

Baby immunization
Baby milestone development evaluation

Milestones and development assessment:

We offer all scheduled immunizations:

Dis-Chem immunization schedule

AGE OF CHILD	VACCINES NEEDED	HOW AND WHERE IT IS GIVEN
At birth	BCG Bacilles Calmette Guerin	Right arm
At birth	OPV (0) Oral Polio Vaccine	Drops by mouth
6 weeks	OPV (1) Oral Polio Vaccine	Drops by mouth
	RV (1) Rotavirus Vaccine	Liquid by mouth
	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (1) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
	PCV (1) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine	Intramuscular / right thigh
10 weeks	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (2) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
14 weeks	RV (2) Rotavirus Vaccine*	Liquid by mouth
	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (3) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
	PCV (2) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine	Intramuscular / right thigh
6 months	Measles Vaccine (1)**	Subcutaneous / left thigh
9 months 9 months onwards	PCV (3) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine Meningitis (1) Chicken pox	Intramuscular / right thigh Intramuscular / left thigh Subcutaneous / left thigh
12 months	Measles Vaccine (2)**	Subcutaneous / right arm
9 – 18 months	Measles - Mumps - Rubella Meningitis (2)	Intramuscular / right arm Intramuscular / left arm
18 months	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (4) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined Hepatitis A (1)	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
2 years	Hepatitis A (2)	Intramuscular / right arm
6 years	Td Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine Measles - Mumps - Rubella	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
9 years onwards	HPV (1) HPV (2) 6 months later	Intramuscular / left arm
12 years	Td Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine Measles - Mumps - Rubella	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
Rotavirus Vaccine should NOT be administered after 24 weeks *Do not administer with any other vaccine

EPI schedule

AGE OF CHILD	VACCINES NEEDED	HOW AND WHERE IT IS GIVEN
At birth	BCG Bacilles Calmette Guerin	Right arm
At birth	OPV (0) Oral Polio Vaccine	Drops by mouth
6 weeks	OPV (1) Oral Polio Vaccine	Drops by mouth
	RV (1) Rotavirus Vaccine	Liquid by mouth
	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (1) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
	PCV (1) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine	Intramuscular / right thigh
10 weeks	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (2) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
14 weeks	RV (2) Rotavirus Vaccine*	Liquid by mouth
	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (3) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined	Intramuscular / left thigh
	PCV (2) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine	Intramuscular / right thigh
6 months	Measles Vaccine (1)**	Subcutaneous / left thigh
9 months 9 months onwards	PCV (3) Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine Meningitis (1) Chicken pox	Intramuscular / right thigh Intramuscular / left thigh Subcutaneous / left thigh
12 months	Measles Vaccine (2)**	Subcutaneous / right arm
9 – 18 months	Measles - Mumps - Rubella Meningitis (2)	Intramuscular / right arm Intramuscular / left arm
18 months	DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (4) Diphtheria. Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Inactivated Polio Vaccine and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B and Hepatitis B Combined Hepatitis A (1)	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
2 years	Hepatitis A (2)	Intramuscular / right arm
6 years	Td Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine Measles - Mumps - Rubella	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
9 years onwards	HPV (1) HPV (2) 6 months later	Intramuscular / left arm
12 years	Td Vaccine Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine Measles - Mumps - Rubella	Intramuscular / left arm Intramuscular / right arm
Rotavirus Vaccine should NOT be administered after 24 weeks *Do not administer with any other vaccine

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