Vaccinations and Immunizations

Vaccinations and Immunizations

Travel and Vaccination Center

At Kitale Hospital, we offer comprehensive Travel and Vaccination Services to prepare you and your family for safe international travel and workplace health. Our services include:

  • Complete range of required and recommended vaccinations for international travel, including the Yellow Fever vaccine.
  • In-depth physician and nurse consultations, immunizations, and medical prescriptions tailored to your travel needs.
  • Provision yellow fever vaccines and the yellow fever cards.
  • Health vaccinations covering Tetanus, Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, and seasonal influenza.

Additional Vaccinations Offered

Beyond travel and occupational vaccines, we provide immunizations for:

  • Chickenpox (Varicella)
  • Influenza (Flu shots)
  • Cervical cancer vaccine
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
  • Meningococcal meningitis prevention
  • Anti-rabies vaccine
  • Both Hepatitis A & B vaccines
  • Cholera vaccine

Child Vaccines

Kitale Hospital offers various vaccination services, including KEPI vaccines and those for travelers, pregnant women, and children. They also provide Hepatitis A and B vaccines and have services for child immunization and well-baby clinics.

Specific Vaccination Services

  • Every Wednesday we offer BCG and Measles/Rubella vaccines
  • Traveler's Vaccines: Specialized vaccination services are provided for travelers.
  • Pregnant Women: Includes TD vaccine for pregnant women.
  • Child Immunization: A key service offered at Kitale Hospital.
  • Hepatitis A and B Vaccines
  • Well-Baby Clinic: Offers services related to child health, growth monitoring, and vaccines.

KEPI Vaccines

The Kenya Expanded Programme on Immunization (KEPI) provides a schedule of vaccinations for children to protect them from various diseases. This schedule includes vaccinations at birth, 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks, 6 months, and beyond. Key vaccines include those for tuberculosis (BCG), polio (OPV), diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DPT), Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), hepatitis B, pneumococcal disease (PCV), and rotavirus.

Vaccination Schedule

  • At Birth: BCG, OPV Zero dose, Hep B birth dose.
  • 6 weeks: Penta-1, OPV-1, PCV-1, Rotavirus.
  • 10 weeks: Penta-2, OPV-2, PCV-2, Rotavirus.
  • 14 weeks: Penta-3, OPV-3, PCV-3, Rotavirus.
  • 6 months: HepB, DTaP, Hib, PCV, Rotavirus (if needed), Flu Vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine.
  • 12 months: MMR, HepA, PCV (4th dose).
  • 15 months: VAR (Varicella), DTaP (4th dose), Hib (final dose).
  • 18 months: HepA (2nd dose).
  • 4 years: DTaP (5th dose), IPV (4th dose), MMR (2nd dose), VAR (2nd dose).

Note

  • The Pentavalent vaccine protects against five diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, and hepatitis B.
  • The Rotavirus vaccine protects against severe diarrheal disease.
  • The Flu vaccine is recommended annually for children 6 months and older.
  • Catch-up vaccinations are available for children who have missed some doses.
  • Contraindications and precautions should be discussed with a healthcare provider before vaccination.