Children’s Immunisation Schedule

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.

Routine childhood immunisations

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 (MenB)	MenB	Left 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 (MenB)	Men B	Left thigh
One year old	Hib/MenC	Hib/MenC (Menitorix)	Upper arm/thigh
	Pneumococcal disease	PCV (Prevenar 13)	Upper arm/thigh
	Measles, mumpsand rubella (German measles)	MMR(Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)	Upper arm/thigh
	MenB	MenB booster	Left thigh
Two to six years old (including children in school years 1 and 2)	Influenza (each year from September)	Live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV4	Both nostrils
Three years four months old or soon after	Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio	dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV)	Upper arm
	Measles, mumpsand rubella	MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given)	Upper arm

Immunisations for at-risk children

Target Group	Age & Schedule	Disease	Vaccines required
Babies born to hepatitis B infected mothers	At birth, four weeks, eight weeks and Boost at one year1	Hepatitis B	Hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix B / HBvaxPRO)
Infants in areas of the country with TB incidence >= 40/100,000	At birth	Tuberculosis	BCG
Infants with a parent or grandparent born in a high incidence country	At birth	Tuberculosis	BCG

My child is unwell, what should I do?

Click here for advice from the NHS about what to do if your child is unwell.

This booklet contains lots of useful information about how to deal with common infections in children.

The Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow has created a mobile app for parents. This contains lots of information about what to do when you are worried about your child, as well as information about what to expect if your child is coming to a hospital appointment, or being admitted to hospital. Find it in the Google Play Store | Apple Store

Conditions and Treatments

See the NHS Conditions and Treatments browser for an in-depth description of many common health issues.