Table 2 List of EPI vaccines and their targeted diseases
Vaccines | Diseases targets |
|---|---|
BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) | Tuberculosis |
VPO (Oral polio vaccine) | Poliomyelitis |
VPI (Inactived polio vaccine) | Poliomyelitis |
Penta (Pentavalent vaccine) | Diphtheria, Tetanus, acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenzae type b |
PCV (Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) | Streptococcus pneumoniae diseases |
Rota (Rotavirus vaccine) | Rotavirus gastroenteritis |
VAA (Yellow fever vaccine) | Yellow fever |
VAR (Measles vaccine) | Measles |
MenAfriVac (Meningococcal A Africa vaccine) | Meningococcal meningitis A |