Most vaccines are given as an injection in the thigh or upper arm. Rotavirus vaccine is given as drops to be swallowed
When | Diseases protected against | Vaccine given |
---|---|---|
Eight weeks old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus, influenza type B (Hib) and hepatitis B | DTap/IPV/Hib/Hep B |
Meningicoccal group B (Men B) Men B | MenB | |
Rotavirus gastroenteritis | Rotavirus | |
12 weeks old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and hepatitis B | DTap/IPV/Hib/Hep B |
Pneumococcal (13 serotypes) | Pneumococcal conjugated vaccination (PCV) | |
Rotavirus | Rotavirus | |
16 weeks old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and hepatitis B | DTap/IPV/Hib/Hep B |
MenB | MenB | |
One year old *on or after the child’s first birthday | Hib and MenC | Hib/MenC |
Pneumococcal booster | PCV | |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) | MMR1 | |
MenB | MenB booster |