According to the IAP Immunization Advisory Committee recommendations, monovalent typhoid conjugate vaccine should be administered to healthy infants at which age?

• A At birth, along with BCG
• B Between 6 and 9 weeks, with pentavalent vaccine
• C Only after 2 years of age
• D Between 9 and 12 months ✓

Explanation

The IAP recommends a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine between 9 and 12 months of age, where it can conveniently be co-administered with MR vaccine. It may also be given catch-up up to any age thereafter, with revaccination every 3 years if risk persists. Plain polysaccharide Vi vaccine is poorly immunogenic below 2 years, but conjugate technology has overcome this limit.

Reference: IAP Guide to Immunization Practices in Children, latest ed.

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