Childhood Immunisations

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Here’s a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.

 

 

Our baby imms clinics are held every Tuesday afternoon by our Practice Nurse

 

When to immunise Diseases protected against Vaccine given Site
Two months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Thigh
Rotavirus Rotavirus (Rotarix) By mouth
Meningococcal group B disease (MenB) Men B (Bexsero) Thigh
Three months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh
Meningococcal group C disease (MenC) Men C (NeisVac-C or Menjugate) Thigh
Rotavirus Rotavirus (Rotarix) By mouth
Four months old Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel) Thigh
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Thigh
Meningococcal group B disease (MenB) Men B (Bexsero) Thigh
Between 12 and 13 months old – within a month of the first birthday Hib/Men C Hib/MenC (Menitorix) Upper arm/thigh
Pneumococcal disease PCV (Prevenar 13) Upper arm/thigh
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) MMR(Priorix or MMR VaxPRO) Upper arm/thigh
Men B MenB (Bexsero) Thigh
Three years four months old or soon after Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV) Upper arm
Measles, mumps and rubella MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given) Upper arm