What vaccines are in the Saudi Arabia routine immunization schedule?

The Saudi Arabia routine childhood immunization schedule, sourced from National Immunization Schedule (Saudi Ministry of Health) (2024-06-01): 12 vaccines, dose timing, and which doses are universal vs. selective. Seed data compiled from the cited national immunization authority. Re-verify agains...

Who sets the Saudi Arabia immunization schedule?

Saudi Arabia's routine immunization schedule is set by MOH (Saudi Arabia). See the official schedule at https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/HealthAwareness/EducationalContent/Vaccines/Pages/default.aspx.

Is this schedule official or current?

Seed data compiled from the cited national immunization authority. Re-verify against the official source before relying on it for clinical decisions.

Saudi Arabia Immunization Schedule

Name: Saudi Arabia national immunization schedule
Creator: MOH (Saudi Arabia)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Saudi Arabia: 12 vaccines in the routine schedule

Vaccine	Status	Doses & recommended age
BCG	Universal	Dose 1 — At birth [Universal]
Hepatitis B	Universal	Dose 1 — At birth [Universal] Dose 2 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 4 — 6 months [Universal]
DTaP	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal] Dose 4 — 18 months [Universal] Booster — 4-6 years [Universal]
Polio	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months (OPV and IPV) [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months (OPV and IPV) [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months (OPV and IPV) [Universal] Dose 4 — 18 months (OPV and IPV) [Universal] Booster — 4-6 years (OPV and IPV) [Universal]
Hib	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Dose 3 — 6 months [Universal]
PCV	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months [Universal] Booster — 12 months [Universal]
Rotavirus	Universal	Dose 1 — 2 months (Rotavirus (oral)) [Universal] Dose 2 — 4 months (Rotavirus (oral)) [Universal]
MMR	Universal	Dose 1 — 12 months (MMR) [Universal] Dose 2 — 4-6 years (MMR) [Universal]
Varicella	Universal	Dose 1 — 12 months (Varicella) [Universal] Dose 2 — 4-6 years (Varicella) [Universal]
Hepatitis A	Universal	Dose 1 — 18 months [Universal] Dose 2 — 24 months [Universal]
Meningococcal	Universal	Dose 1 — 12 months (MenACWY) [Universal] Adolescent dose — 12 years (MenACWY) [Universal]
Influenza	Selective / risk-based	Annual — Risk groups and 65+ [Selective]

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