Please see the childhood vaccine schedule below. Some of the vaccines are carried out by the practice, vaccination teams for Public Health or the Health Visiting teams and some by the school teams. If you have any questions, please contact the practice and ask to speak with Charmian in our office team. If she is unavailable, Gillian or Leigh can also help.
When to immunise | Diseases vaccine protects against | How it is given |
2 months old | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Hib & Hep B Pneumococcal infection
Rotavirus
Meningococcal group B | One injection One injection
Orally
One injection |
3 months old | Diptheria,tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib & Hep B Rotavirus | One injection Orally |
4 months | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib & Hep B Pneumococcal disease Meningococcal group B | One injection One injection One injection |
Just after the first birthday | Measles, mumps and rubella Pueumococcal disease Hib and meningitis C
Meningococcal group B | One injection One injection One injection
One injection
|
3 years and 4 months old | Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio Measles, mumps and rubella | One injection One injection |
Girls 12 to 13 years old | Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 | 2/3 injections |
14 to 18 years old | Tetanus, diphtheria and polio
Meningococcal groups ACWY disease | One injection
One injection |
| Children aged 2 years old up to P7 | Influenza | Orally |