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Table 4.1 summarises what you should know about the routes and sites of administration of the EPI antibacterial and antiviral vaccines.

Table 4.1 Summary of routes of administration and injection sites of the EPI vaccines.
Vaccine	Route of administration	Injection site
OPV and rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix^TM)	Oral	None (given by mouth)
BCG	Intradermal (ID)	Outer upper right arm
Measles	Subcutaneous (SC)	Outer upper arm
Pentavalent (DPT-HepB-Hib)	Intramuscular (IM)	Outer left upper thigh
Tetanus toxoid (TT) for women of childbearing age	Intramuscular (IM)	Outer upper arm
Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10)	Intramuscular (IM)	Outer right upper thigh

4.3.2 Oral rotavirus vaccine

Summary of Study Session 4

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