The Department of Health website immunisation.nhs.uk provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on immunisation. The full immunisation schedule from the website, which lists the vaccines required by patients from birth up to 18 years of age, is reproduced below. The website is a useful resource for patients, parents, and healthcare professionals—it provides detailed information on vaccines and the diseases that they protect against, explains why immunisation is necessary, and lists answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.
The Department of Health also produces a monthly electronic newsletter, Vaccine Update, which all general practices should be receiving. It includes up-to-date information on vaccine supply, immunisation policy, information resources, and vaccine ordering. To subscribe, email: vaccine.supply@dh.gsi.gov.uk. Previous copies are also available on the NHS immunisation website at: www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Professional_Information/Vaccine_Update.
2 months old |
Vaccine | How it is given |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
One injection |
Pneumococcal infection (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) |
PCV |
One injection |
3 months old |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
One injection |
Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) |
MenC |
One injection |
4 months old |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
One injection |
Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) |
MenC |
One injection |
Pneumococcal infection (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) |
PCV |
One injection |
Around 12 months old |
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Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningitis C |
Hib/MenC |
One injection |
Around 13 months old |
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Measles, mumps, and rubella (German measles) |
MMR |
One injection |
Pneumococcal infection (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine) |
PCV |
One injection |
3 years 4 months or soon after |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio |
dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV |
One injection |
Measles, mumps, and rubella |
MMR |
One injection |
Girls aged 12 to 13 years |
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Human papillomavirus |
HPV |
Three injections over 6 months |
13 to 18 years old |
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Diphtheria, tetanus, and polio |
Td/IPV |
One injection |
Girls aged 17 to 18 years |
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Human papillomavirus |
HPV |
Three injections over 6 months |
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