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With the New Year just around the corner in about a month, now is a good time to check your child’s vaccine records to make sure if there’s anything you need to cross off your list.
Although the streamlined route makes immunizations easier, it’s important to understand what vaccines your little one must receive and the appropriate age for vaccination.
From vaccinations immediately after birth to the vaccinations your little one may receive through school, here is the schedule for mandatory vaccinations for children in the UAE.
After birth
Newborns in the UAE undergo health check-ups in compliance with international standards immediately after birth. These tests check babies for 40 genetic diseases. In addition to screening, babies also need two mandatory vaccines. all these are:
- Bacillus Calmette-Guérin: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (anti-tuberculosis)
- Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B (creates long-term immunity, protecting children from hepatitis B infection even in adulthood)
2 months old
- Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B
- Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B
- DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
- IPV: Inactivated poliovirus vaccine
- PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
4 months old
- Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B
- Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B
- DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
- IPV: Inactivated poliovirus vaccine
- PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
6 months old
- Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B
- Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B
- DPT: diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus
- OPV: oral poliovirus vaccine
- PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
12 months old
- MMR: measles, mumps and rubella
- Chickenpox: Chickenpox
18 months old
- Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type B
- DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
- OPV: oral poliovirus vaccine
- PCV: pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Level 1
- DTaP: diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis
- OPV: oral poliovirus vaccine
- MMR: measles, mumps and rubella
- Chickenpox: Chickenpox
Grade 9
Grade 11
- Tdap: Tetanus, diphtheria reduction, and pertussis reduction
- OPV: oral poliovirus vaccine
- HPV (for girls)
cost
The UAE offers free immunization services for children – including expats! The process for getting free vaccinations is different in each emirate.
Dubai Health Authority’s public centers offer free vaccinations in the emirate. Residents can visit nearby centers to vaccinate their children.
The centers charge a fee of Dh120 to obtain a health card (valid for one year) for children under 9 years old, with the same fee for renewal. If the card is lost or stolen, a fee of AED 70 will be charged.
For children aged 10 to 17 years, there is a fee of AED 220 to produce a new health card.
The Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) has several centers across the emirate that provide free vaccinations to children. If residents have health insurance, there is no cost for the vaccine.
Opening files and vaccinations are free of charge in Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain, as they are under the Ministry of Health and Prevention (Mohap).