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BCG vaccine. Bacillus Calmette–Guérin ( BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis (TB). [8] It is named after its inventors Albert Calmette and Camille Guérin. [9] [10] In countries where tuberculosis or leprosy is common, one dose is recommended in healthy babies as soon after birth as possible. [8]
2 doses, 3-4 weeks apart. Puppies need a booster 1 year after completing the initial series, then all dogs need a booster every 3 years or more often. Core dog vaccine. Spread via coughs and ...
The MMR vaccine is a vaccine against measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles), abbreviated as MMR. [6] The first dose is generally given to children around 9 months to 15 months of age, with a second dose at 15 months to 6 years of age, with at least four weeks between the doses. [7] [8] [9] After two doses, 97% of people are protected ...
Varicella vaccine, also known as chickenpox vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against chickenpox. [9] One dose of vaccine prevents 95% of moderate disease and 100% of severe disease. [10] Two doses of vaccine are more effective than one. [10] If given to those who are not immune within five days of exposure to chickenpox it prevents most ...
e. COVID-19 vaccination in Sri Lanka is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. As of late July, the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine accounted for 78% of the total 13.8 million vaccines obtained by Sri Lanka ...
t. e. Nepal began administration of COVID-19 vaccines on 27 January 2021. 1 million Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines were provided by India as a grant while Nepal brought 2 million doses from Serum Institute of India (SII) and was one of the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines. The delivery of the first 1 million doses arrived on 21 February. [2]
Hepatitis A vaccine. Hepatitis A vaccine is a vaccine that prevents hepatitis A. [1] [2] It is effective in around 95% of cases and lasts for at least twenty years and possibly a person's entire life. [3] If given, two doses are recommended beginning after the age of one. [1] It is given by injection into a muscle. [1]
Twinrix is a brand manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals. The full generic name is hepatitis A inactivated & hepatitis B (recombinant) vaccine. [13] Twinrix is administered over three doses. The name was created because it is a mixture of two earlier vaccines — Havrix, an inactivated-virus Hepatitis A vaccine, and Engerix-B, a ...