Table 1.
IPV Introduction and OPV Switch in Countries of the SEAR
| Country | Birth Cohorta | DTP3 Coverage 2015b | IPV Introduction | OPV switch | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule | Year | Switch Date | Date of Validation | |||
| Bangladesh | 3228362 | 94 | 14 weeks | 2015 | 23-Apr-16 | 7-May-16 |
| Bhutan | 12860 | 99 | 14 weeks | 2015 | 25-Apr-16 | 9-May-16 |
| DPR Korea | 344435 | 96 | 14 weeks | 2015 | 18-Apr-16 | 2-May-16 |
| India | 27420000 | 87 | 14 weeks | 2015c | 25-Apr-16 | 13-May-16 |
| Indonesia | 4893435 | 81 | 4 months | 2016d | 4-Apr-16 | 16-May-16 |
| Maldives | 7233 | 99 | 6 months | 2015 | 18-Apr-16 | 12-May-16 |
| Myanmar | 1023892 | 75 | 4 months | 2015 | 29-Apr-16 | 13-May-16 |
| Nepal | 614666 | 91 | 14 weeks | 2014 | 17-Apr-16 | 11-May-16 |
| Sri Lanka | 334821 | 99 | 4 months | 2015e | 30-Apr-16 | 16-May-16 |
| Thailand | 675530 | 99 | 6 months | 2015 | 29-Apr-16 | 13-May-16 |
| Timor-Leste | 44854 | 76 | 14 weeks | 2016 | 18-Apr-16 | 23-Apr-16 |
Unpublished data compiled by Immunization and Vaccine Development Unit, WHO-SEAR. Abbreviations: DTP3, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis; EPI, expanded program on immunization; IPV, inactivated polio vaccine; OPV, oral polio vaccine; SEAR, South-East Asia Region; UNICEF, United Nations Children’s Fund; WHO, World Health Organization.
aSEAR Annual EPI reporting form (AERF) 2015.
bWHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage, July 2016 revision.
cPhased introduction in India; 8 states of India administering fractional (1/5) dose of IPV intradermally at 6 weeks and 14 weeks since April 2016, and another 8 states to shift to this schedule from October 2016.
dThree doses of IPV being given in routine immunization in Yogyakarta Province since 2008.
eSri Lanka shifted to a revised schedule of intradermal administration of fractional (1/5) dose of IPV at 2 months and 4 months since July 2016.