#AskTheExpert I want to know that when should vaccination of varicella second dose be given as in chart it is written in 4-6 years but the doctor has given date for 21 months? please suggest

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Birth. - BCG + hepatitis B  +  OPV
6,10,14 weeks --
   dpt + hep B + hib +Ipv    Pcv + Rotavirus
 
6 months--. Typhoid  , Influenza 1st dose + opv
7 months --- Influenza 2 nd dose
9 months --- Mmr  + opv             mcv( meningococcal)  optional.

1 year ---- Hepatitis A.          
                  mcv 2 nd dose
15 months---.  varicella( chicken pox) .                mmr 2nd dose
18 months ----.  dpt  + hib + ipv Booster
                            Hepatitis A 2nd dose 
                            Pcv booster
2 years.             Typhoid 2 nd dose
                            Influenza ( every year )

4-5 yrs.              chicken pox 2 nd dose 
                           dpt booster
                           opv...l
10 years.           DT. +   hpv ( for girls)

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Hi mom
Varicella I is given by 15 months 
Varicella 2 is given anytime between 4-6 years.
Consult ur paediatrician for the same as he will guide you better. Take care and all the best