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Routine Childhood Immunisation Programme
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 (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)
Pneumococcal infection |
DTap/IPV/Hib +MenC + PCV |
| Around 12 months |
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Meningitis C |
Hib/MenC |
| Around 13 months |
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 |
| Girls aged 12 to 13 years |
Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 |
HPV |
| 13 to 18 year olds |
Diphtheria, tetanus, polio |
Td/IPV |
Re: BCG Vaccine (for protection against Turberculosis)
BCG vaccine will no longer be part of the routine school vaccination programme. Instead, BCG vaccine will be offered and targeted to high risk groups only.
If your child has missed any of these immunisations or started them late, don’t worry. Your doctor or practice nurse will tell you how to fit them in so that your child is fully protected.
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