Vaccination schedule tracker

Enter your child's date of birth to get a personalised immunisation schedule based on the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) recommendations.

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The childhood immunisation journey

A quick look at when vaccines are given. Enter a birth date above for exact dates.

Birth3 vaccine(s)
6 weeks6 vaccine(s)
10 weeks6 vaccine(s)
14 weeks6 vaccine(s)
6 months1 vaccine(s)
7 months1 vaccine(s)
6-9 months1 vaccine(s)
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12 months1 vaccine(s)
15 months3 vaccine(s)
16-18 months4 vaccine(s)
18-19 months2 vaccine(s)
4-6 years3 vaccine(s)
9-14 years1 vaccine(s)
10 years1 vaccine(s)
15-18 years1 vaccine(s)
16-18 years1 vaccine(s)

Vaccine guides

A closer look at key vaccines — when they are given and who needs them.

Influenza (Flu)

Seasonal influenza (flu)

Recommended for all

A yearly vaccine against the flu viruses circulating each season. Flu can be more severe in young children than a common cold.

Schedule: From 6 months of age. A child vaccinated for the first time between 6 months and 9 years needs 2 doses 4 weeks apart; after that, a single dose every year.
Who needs it: Recommended every year for all children aged 6 months to 5 years, and for older children with asthma, heart, lung or other long-term conditions.
In India: Best given just before the monsoon, when flu activity peaks across much of India.

Japanese Encephalitis

Japanese encephalitis — a serious mosquito-borne brain infection

For specific situations

Protects against Japanese encephalitis, spread by Culex mosquitoes that breed in paddy fields. It can cause severe brain inflammation in children.

Schedule: 2 doses of the live vaccine (SA 14-14-2): the 1st at 9 months (with the measles/MR dose) and the 2nd at 16–24 months (with the DTP booster).
Who needs it: Children living in, or travelling to, JE-endemic areas.
In India: Part of UIP in endemic districts — including Assam and the Northeast, West Bengal, Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Cases peak after the monsoon.

Meningococcal

Meningococcal meningitis and bloodstream infection (sepsis)

For specific situations

Protects against Neisseria meningitidis, which can cause rapid, life-threatening meningitis and sepsis.

Schedule: Conjugate vaccine (MenACWY): 2 doses 3 months apart for children 9–23 months; a single dose for children 2 years and older. Further boosters depend on ongoing risk.
Who needs it: Not a routine childhood vaccine. Advised for children with certain conditions (no spleen / asplenia, complement deficiency, HIV), during outbreaks, and for some travel.
In India: A meningococcal vaccination certificate is mandatory for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. Speak to your paediatrician if your child has a high-risk condition or is travelling to an at-risk region.

Varicella (Chickenpox)

Chickenpox (varicella)

Recommended for all

Protects against chickenpox — a very contagious, itchy, blistering illness that can occasionally cause serious complications.

Schedule: 2 doses: the 1st at 15–18 months and the 2nd at least 3 months later (often given at 4–6 years). Older unvaccinated children can catch up with 2 doses.
Who needs it: Recommended for all children (an IAP-recommended vaccine; given privately, not yet in the government UIP).
In India: Two doses give strong protection and also reduce the risk of shingles later in life.

HPV

Cervical and other cancers, and genital warts caused by HPV

Recommended for all

Protects against human papillomavirus, the main cause of cervical cancer. It works best when given before any exposure to the virus.

Schedule: Best given at 9–14 years: 2 doses 6 months apart. If started at 15 years or older (or for immunocompromised children): 3 doses over 6 months.
Who needs it: Recommended for all adolescents — girls and boys — ideally between 9 and 14 years.
In India: An affordable India-made vaccine (CERVAVAC) is available, and HPV is being introduced into India's national immunisation programme.