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2 MONTHS

When your baby is 2 months old, you will be asked to bring them for their first scheduled vaccinations.

At this appointment with the doctor or practice nurse they will be offered a DTaP/IPV/Hib injection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) as well as vaccination against pneumococcal infection, which is given as an injection of Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV).

3 MONTHS

A second dose of DTaP/IPV/Hib is given at 3 months of age, this boosts their immunity against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae tybe b (Hib). At this second appointment your child will also be offered their first dose of MenC vaccine, this provides protection against meningococcal group C infection which causes meningitis and septicaemia.

4 MONTHS

At 4 months old, you will offered DTaP/IPV/Hib, MenC and PCV for your baby. These doses, given as separate injections, boost the immunity they received from their vaccinations at 2 and 3 months of age.

12 MONTHS

At around 12 months of age, your child will be offered the Hib/MenC vaccine. This will boost their protection against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningococcal C infections. Giving your child longer-term protection against the causes of meningitis and septicaemia.

13 MONTHS

Just after your baby turns one years old, at around 13 months, they will be offered their first dose of the triple MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles).

This is given as a single injection. They will also be offered a third final dose of PCV which further boosts their protections against pneumococcal infection.

3-5 YEARS

Before your children start school, they will be offered the dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV vaccine. This boosts their longer-term protection against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio.

This is given as a single injection.

They will also be offered a booster dose of MMR against measles, mumps and rubella which is also given as a single injection.

13-18 YEARS

13-18 year olds are offered Td/IPV at school. It is given as a single injection in the upper arm and protects against diphtheria, tetanus and polio.