Routine childhood immunisation programme in 2008.
Each vaccination is given as a single injection into the muscle of the thigh or upper arm.
When to immunise | Diseases protected against | Vaccine given |
Two months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Pneumococcal infection | DTaP/IPV/Hib
+ Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, (PCV) |
Three months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Meningitis C | DTaP/IPV/Hib
+ MenC |
Four months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Meningitis C
Pneumococcal infection | DTaP/IPV/Hib
+ MenC + PCV |
Around 12 months | Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
Meningitis C | Hib/MenC |
Around 13 months old | Measles, mumps and rubella
Pneumococcal infection | MMR
+ PCV |
Three years and
four months or
soon after | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio
Measles, mumps and rubella | DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV
+MMR |
Thirteen to eighteen
years old | Diphtheria, tetanus, polio | Td/IPV |
Non-routine immunisations
When to immunise | Diseases protected against | Vaccine given |
At birth
(to babies who are
more likely to come into
contact with TB than
the general population) | Tuberculosis | BCG |
At birth
(to babies whose mothers
are hepatitis B positive) | Hepatitis B | Hep B |
2, 3 and 4 months old
You will be offered DTaP/IPV/Hib, MenC and PCV vaccinations for your baby during the first four months of their life.
When your baby is 2 months old, you will be asked to bring them for their first
DTaP/IPV/Hib injection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Hib.
They will then be asked to come back for booster doses of DTaP/IPV/Hib when they are 3 and 4 months old.
At 3 and 4 months of age they will be offered the meningitis C vaccine, which can be given at the same time.
With their vaccination at 2 and 4 months of age they will also be offered vaccination against pneumococcal infection, which is given as an injection of Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).
Around 12 months
Around the time of your baby's first birthday, they will be offered a vaccination that provides the final booster dose for protection against two diseases, Haemophilis influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C.
This is given as a single injection.
Around 13 months old
Just after your baby turns one, they will be offered their first dose of the triple MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella.
This is given as a single injection.
They will also be offered a third final dose of PCV which further boosts their protection against pneumococcal infection.
3 years and four months or soon after
Before your child starts school, they will be offered the dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV vaccines which protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio.
This is given as a single injection.
They will also be offered a second dose of MMR against measles, mumps and rubella, which is also given as a single injection.
13 to 18 years old
13-18 year olds are offered Td/IPV at school. It is given as a single injection in the upper arm and protects against diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
Source: http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/