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Pakistan's EPI vaccine schedule, by age
Updated 28 October 2026
Pakistan's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) gives babies their routine vaccines free of charge at government vaccination centres. Six visits between birth and 15 months protect your child against 12 serious diseases. Here is the schedule, visit by visit, as published by the Federal Directorate of Immunization.
The schedule
| Visit | Age | Vaccines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | At birth | BCG · Oral polio (OPV-0) · Hepatitis B (birth dose) |
| 2 | 6 weeks | Oral polio (OPV-1) · Pentavalent 1 · Pneumococcal (PCV) 1 · Rotavirus 1 |
| 3 | 10 weeks | Oral polio (OPV-2) · Pentavalent 2 · Pneumococcal (PCV) 2 · Rotavirus 2 |
| 4 | 14 weeks | Oral polio (OPV-3) · Pentavalent 3 · Pneumococcal (PCV) 3 · Inactivated polio (IPV) 1 |
| 5 | 9 months | Measles-rubella (MR) 1 · Typhoid conjugate (TCV) · Inactivated polio (IPV) 2 |
| 6 | 15 months | Measles-rubella (MR) 2 |
Oral polio and rotavirus are drops given by mouth; the others are injections.
What each vaccine protects against
| Vaccine | Protects against |
|---|---|
| BCG | Tuberculosis (TB) in children |
| Oral polio (OPV) and inactivated polio (IPV) | Polio |
| Hepatitis B (birth dose) | Hepatitis B |
| Pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), hepatitis B, and Hib, a cause of meningitis |
| Pneumococcal (PCV) | Pneumococcal disease, including pneumonia |
| Rotavirus | Rotavirus diarrhoea |
| Measles-rubella (MR) | Measles and rubella |
| Typhoid conjugate (TCV) | Typhoid |
Good to know
- Take the vaccination card to every visit, so each dose is written down.
- If a visit was missed, don't wait for the next one. Go to your vaccination centre and ask the vaccinator how to catch up.
- Follow your vaccinator. Schedules are updated from time to time, and provinces can differ, so always go by the dates your vaccinator or child specialist gives you.
- Extra vaccines. Private clinics may offer vaccines that aren't part of EPI. Ask your child specialist whether any are right for your baby.
- Questions? The EPI schedule poster gives the government's Sehat Tahaffuz helpline, 1166, for more information.
Vaccine reminders in Palna
Palna has the routine vaccine schedules for 23 countries, including Pakistan's EPI. When you add your baby with Pakistan as their country, every visit appears with its due date, worked out from your baby's birthday, and Palna reminds you before each one.
- Tick each dose when it's given, with the date and where it was given.
- Everyone you've invited to the family sees the same record on their own phone.
- A vaccine outside the schedule, such as one from a private clinic, can be added by name.
Sources
- Federal Directorate of Immunization (EPI Pakistan): Immunization schedule
- Federal Directorate of Immunization (EPI Pakistan): Home page
- World Health Organization: Vaccines and immunization