Immunization

The UAE Government mandates vaccinations to children from when they are born to when they reach Grade 11. Vaccinations prevent the following diseases:

• BCG: Bacillus, Calmette-Guerin (against tuberculosis)
• DPT: Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus
• DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, and acellular Pertussis
• Hep B: Hepatitis B
• Hexavalent: DTaP, Hib, Hep B and IPV
• Hib: Haemophilus, Influenzae Type B
• HPV: Human Papillomavirus
• IPV: Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine
• MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella
• OPV: Oral Poliovirus Vaccine
• PCV: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• Pentavalent: DPT, Hib and Hep B
• Tdap: Tetanus, reduced Diphtheria and reduced Pertussis
• Tetravalent: DTaP and Hib.