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Table 3.5 summarises the current and forthcoming antiviral EPI vaccines in Ethiopia.

Table 3.5 Summary of antiviral vaccines in the EPI in Ethiopia.
Vaccine	Protects against	Doses/when	Route
HepB	Hepatitis B	Three: at 6, 10 and 14 weeks, in the pentavalent vaccine	Intramuscular, upper outer left thigh
OPV	Poliomyelitis	Four: at birth, then at 6, 10 and 14 weeks (additional campaign doses may be given)	Oral (drops into the mouth)
Measles	Measles	One: at 9 months, or as soon as possible thereafter (plus one additional campaign dose)	Subcutaneous, outer upper arm
Rotavirus	Rotavirus diarrhoea	Two: at 6 and 10 weeks (but first dose no later than 12 weeks, second dose no later than 24 weeks, with an interval of at least 4 weeks between doses)	Oral (drops into the mouth)

3.5 Yellow fever vaccine

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