Table 1.

The Expanded Program on Immunizations (EPI) schedule and timeliness in Bangladesh. Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B.

Diseases	Vaccine	Recommended Age Period	Timely	Early	Late
Childhood tuberculosis (TB)/poliomyelitis	Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)	At birth/0 day	0–28 days	-	>28 days
Diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis/Hepatitis B/Hib pneumonia and meningitis	Pentavalent 1	42 days	39–70 days	<39 days	>70 days
	Pentavalent 2	70 days	67–98 days	<67 days	>98 days
	Pentavalent 3	98 days	95–126 days	<95 days	>126 days
Poliomyelitis	Oral polio vaccine (OPV) 1	42 days	39–70 days	<39 days	>70 days
	OPV 2	70 days	67–98 days	<67 days	>98 days
	OPV 3	98 days	95–126 days	<95 days	>126 days
Measles	Measles	273 days	270–301 days	<270 days	>301 days