Table 1.

National immunisation schedules of the three study sites between birth and 4th month

	Birth	6th week	8th week	10th week	12th week	14th week	16th week
Malawi	BCG and OPV-0	OPV-1, DPT-HepB-Hib-1, PCV-1 and RV-1		OPV-2, DPT-HepB-Hib-2, PCV-2 and RV-2		OPV-3, DPT-HepB-Hib-3, PCV-3 and RV-3
India*	BCG, OPV-0 and Hep B-0	OPV-1, DPT-HepB-Hib-1		OPV-2, DPT-HepB-Hib-2		OPV-3, DPT-HepB-Hib-3
UK			IPV-1, DPT-HepB-Hib-1, PCV-1, MenB and RV-1		IPV-2, DPT-HepB-Hib-2, PCV-2, MenC and RV-2		IPV-3, DPT-HepB-Hib-3, MenB and PCV-3

*RV is an optional vaccine in India (Rotarix administered as two doses in the 6th and 10th week).

DPT, diphtheria pertussis tetanus; Hep B, hepatitis B; Hib, haemophilus influenza type b; IPV, inactivated polio vaccine; MenB, meningococcal B; MenC, meningococcal C; OPV, oral polio vaccine; PCV, pneumococcal vaccine; RV, rotavirus vaccine.