Table 3.
Details of vaccine schedule for children under 2 (April 2013 to March 2014)
| Vaccines | Recommended doses | Target group | Doses per vial | Price per dose (2013 US$)* | Average wastage† | Study states |
| Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) | 1 | At birth or as early as possible till 1 year of age | 10 | 0.05 | 56% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Hepatitis B birth dose | 1 | At birth or as early as possible within 24 hours | 10 | 0.06 | 30% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Oral polio vaccine (OPV) zero dose | 1 | At birth or as early as possible within first 15 days | 20 | 0.08 | 36% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Hepatitis B | 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks | 10 | 0.06 | 30% | Bihar, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| OPV | 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks | 20 | 0.08 | 36% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Diphtheria–pertussis–tetanus (DPT) | 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks | 10 | 0.06 | 32% | Bihar, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Hib containing pentavalent | 3 | At 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks | 10 | 2.11 | 27% | Gujarat, Kerala |
| Measles 1 st dose | 1 | 9–12 months | 5 | 0.17 | 37% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| DPT 1 st booster | 1 | 16–24 months | 10 | 0.06 | 32% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| OPV 1 st booster | 1 | 16–24 months | 20 | 0.08 | 36% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| Measles second dose | 1 | 16–24 months | 5 | 0.17 | 37% | Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
*Source: Immunisation Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, personal communication. †Wastage rates are an average for 164 of the 255 vaccinators.