Child Immunization Schedule & Vaccination Chart South Africa
Read to know your child's immunization schedule for South Africa alongwith age criteria.
This Childhood Immunization Schedule provides list of vaccines to be given in South Africa as part of South Africa Immunization Schedule 2023. It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection. Different vaccines are given at different ages to protect your baby. Know your child's immunization schedule and track them by printing the vaccination schedule or Download our child vaccination tracker app. Following vaccination needs to be given to babies as part of their routine childhood vaccinations.
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- About disease and corresponding vaccines and their possible side effects
- Childhood immunization Schedule South Africa
- About vaccines given in South Africa and diseases they protect against
- Vaccine brands for each vaccine available in South Africa
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Baby Immunization Schedule South Africa and when to have them
Refer below for South Africa baby vaccinations schedule table (based on National EPI recommendations) along with the diseases they protect against and site of adminstration. South Africa Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Age
| Vaccine Name | Protection against disease | Vaccine Brands | Usual Site |
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Some children may need extra vaccines. Speak to your doctor about your child’s specific needs.
Vaccines in the Child Immunization Schedule
Note: We have prepared this information based on NHS, CDC, UNICEF, NIP, local health department and each country's Pediatric Society. Please consult your doctor before taking any vaccination and for detailed information on the side effects and other relevant information.
Glossary of terms
| Adjuvant | An adjuvant is a substance that is added to a vaccine to increase the body’s immune response to the vaccine |
| Conjugate vaccine | A conjugate vaccine combines a weak (polysaccharide or sugar) antigen to a strong antigen (carrier protein (preferably)) as a carrier. |
| Immunization | The process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Immunization can also occur naturally as a consequence of natural infection. |
| Inactivated vaccine | An inactivated vaccine (or killed vaccine) consists of virus particles which have been grown and then killed. |
| Live attenuated vaccine | A vaccine created by modifying an infectious agent while still keeping it alive so that it becomes harmless or less virulent. |
| Vaccination | Adminstration of a killed or weakened organism into the body so that the body produces immunity against that organism. |