Question

At 1.5 months of age, which diseases are vaccinated against according to early-life vaccination schedules?

Options

• Only measles and mumps

• Only smallpox and influenza

• Diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio

• Only tuberculosis and hepatitis

Answer 1

At 1.5 months of age, vaccinations are given for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and polio. The diphtheria, whooping cough, and tetanus vaccines are combined into a single triple vaccine given as an injection, while the polio vaccine is given orally as drops.