Children’s Health (0-6years)

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 your child should ideally have them.

Two Months Old

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
    • Vaccine given: DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Pneumococcal disease
    • Vaccine given: PCV (Prevenar 13)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Rotavirus
    • Vaccine given: Rotavirus (Rotarix)
    • Site**: By mouth
  • Meningococcal group B (MenB)
    • Vaccine given: MenB
    • Site**: Left thigh

Three Months Old

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
    • Vaccine given: DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Meningococcal group C disease (MenC)
    • Vaccine given: Men C (NeisVac-C or Menjugate)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Rotavirus
    • Vaccine given: Rotavirus (Rotarix)
    • Site**: By mouth

Four Months Old

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
    • Vaccine given: DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Pneumococcal disease
    • Vaccine given: PCV (Prevenar 13)
    • Site**: Thigh
  • Meningococcal group B (MenB)
    • Vaccine given: MenB
    • Site**: Left thigh

One Year Old

  • Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)/MenC
    • Vaccine given: Hib/MenC (Menitorix)
    • Site**: Upper arm/thigh
  • Pneumococcal disease
    • Vaccine given: PCV (Prevenar 13)
    • Site**: Upper arm/thigh
  • Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
    • Vaccine given: MMR(Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)
    • Site**: Upper arm/thigh
  • Meningococcal group B (MenB)
    • Vaccine given: MenB booster
    • Site**: Left thigh

Two to Six Years Old(including children in school years 1 and 2)

  • Influenza (each year from September)
    • Vaccine given: Live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV4
    • Site**: Both nostrils

Three years and four Months old (or soon after)

  • Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio
    • Vaccine given: dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV)
    • Site**: Upper arm
  • Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles)
    • Vaccine given: MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given)
    • Site**: Upper arm

**Where two or more injections are required at once, these should ideally be given in different limbs. Where this is not possible, inections in the same limb should be given 2.5cm apart.