Immunisations - Babies and Children

It is very important that your child receives a full course of injections against several diseases. Below is the schedule for the course of vaccinations. You will be informed when you child’s vaccination is due.

Schedule


Two Months old	5in1 (DtaP/IPV/Hib) vaccine This single jab contains vaccines to protect against five separate diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children) Pneumococcal PCV vaccine Rotavirus Vaccine

Three Months old	5in1 (DtaP/IPV/Hib) vaccine – 2nd dose Meningitis C Rotavirus Vaccine – 2nd dose

Four Months old	5in1 (DtaP/IPV/Hib) vaccine – 3rd dose Pneumococcal PCV vaccine - 2nd dose

Between 12-13 months	Hib/MenC – booster MMR vaccine Pneumococcal PCV vaccine – 3rd dose

2 and 3 years	Influenza vaccine (from Sept 2013)

3 years and 4 months or soon after	MMR vaccine – 2nd dose 4in1 (DtaP/IPV) pre-school booster – given as a single jab, containing vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio

Around 12 - 13 years	HPV vaccine which protects against cervical cancer (girls only) three jabs given within 6 months

Around 14 years	3in1 (Td/IPV) teenage booster – given as a single jab which contains vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and polio Meningitis C - booster