According to the National Immunisation Schedule, how many total doses of Vitamin A are administered to a child from 9 months of age up to 5 years?

• A 5 doses
• B 7 doses
• C 8 doses
• D 9 doses ✓

Explanation

Vitamin A is given as 9 doses: the first dose of 1,00,000 IU with measles-rubella vaccine at 9 completed months, followed by 8 doses of 2,00,000 IU each at 6-monthly intervals until 5 years (at 16 to 18 months with DPT booster, then every 6 months). Counting errors here are common because candidates forget the 9-month dose is separate from the six-monthly series.

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

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