NHS Children's Vaccination Timeline
Children's Immunisation Schedule
Vaccination schedule - Immunisations in Scotland | NHS inform
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.
2 months:
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B given as a -in-1 single jab known as DTaP/IPV/Hib
- MenB vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
3 months:
- 6-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
- Rotavirus vaccine
- Pneumococcal vaccine
4 months:
- 6-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
- MenB vaccine
Between 12 and 13 months:
- Mib/MenC vaccine
- MenB vaccine
- MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
- Pneumococcal vaccine
Non-routine immunisations
- BCG vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
- Child flu vaccine - offered to children under 6 months of age with health conditions. Helps to protect your child again flu (influenza)
3 years and 4 months, or soon after:
- MMR vaccine
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1 pre-school booster
- Child flu vaccine
Young People from 11 to 24 years
- DTP vaccine
- Meningitis ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine
- MMR vaccine - young people who9 haven't had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine as a child should have the MMR vaccine.
- HPV vaccine
Young People who have left school
- MMR vaccine - young people who haven't had 2 doses of the MMR vaccine as a child should have a free MMR vaccine.
Young People with medical conditions
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Flu vaccine
Older adults over 65
- Flu vaccine (every year)
- Pneumococcal vaccine for adults
- Shingles vaccine (helps to protect people over the age of 70 against shingles (herpes zoster)
HPA Childrens Vaccination Schedule
Click here for the recommended HPA vaccination schedule
Seasonal Flu Vaccination
Influenza – flu – is a highly infectious and potentially serious illness caused by influenza viruses. Each year the make-up of the seasonal flu vaccine is designed to protect against the influenza viruses that the World Heal
th Organization decide are most likely to be circulating in the coming winter.
Regular immunisation (vaccination) is given free of charge to the following at-risk people, to protect them from seasonal flu:
- people aged 65 or over,
- people with a serious medical condition
- people living in a residential or nursing home
- the main carers for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer becomes ill
- healthcare or social care professionals directly involved in patient care, and
- those who work in close contact with poultry, such as chickens.
Pregnant women & the Flu Vaccination
It is recommended that all pregnant women should have the flu vaccine, whatever stage of pregnancy they're in. This is because there is good evidence that pregnant women have an increased risk of developing complications if they get flu, particularly from the H1N1 strain.
Studies have shown that the flu vaccine can be safely and effectively given during any trimester of pregnancy. The vaccine does not carry risks for either the mother or baby. In fact, studies have shown that mothers who have had the vaccine while pregnant pass some protection to their babies, which lasts for the first few months of their lives.
These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice