CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATIONS:
Full immunisation schedule
WHEN TO IMMUNISE |
WHAT IS GIVEN |
HOW IT IS GIVEN |
2 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) |
One injection |
|
Pneumococcal infection
(Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV) |
One injection |
3 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
(DTaP/IPV/Hib) |
One injection |
|
Meningitis C (meningococcal group C)
(MenC) |
One injection |
4 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
(DTaP/IPV/Hib) |
One injection |
|
Meningitis C (meningococcal group C)
(MenC) |
One injection |
|
Pneumococcal infection
(Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV) |
One injection |
Around 12 months old |
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and meningitis C
(Hib/MenC) |
One injection |
Around 13 months old |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
(MMR) |
One injection |
|
Pneumococcal infection
(PCV) |
One injection |
3 years and 4 months to 5 years old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio
(dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV) |
One injection |
|
Measles, mumps and rubella
(MMR) |
One injection |
13 to 18 years old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, polio (Td/IPV) |
One injection |
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