Which of the following vaccines under India's UIP requires a dose volume of 0.05 mL administered by intradermal route?

• A BCG vaccine ✓
• B Hepatitis B vaccine
• C Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
• D Japanese Encephalitis (JE) vaccine

Explanation

BCG vaccine is given as a 0.05 mL dose (for infants under 1 month) or 0.1 mL (for older children) via the intradermal route on the left upper arm. IPV is given as 0.5 mL intramuscularly. Hepatitis B is given as 0.5 mL intramuscularly. JE live attenuated vaccine is given as 0.5 mL subcutaneously. This question distinguishes dose volume and route, a commonly tested fact.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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