Immunisation Schedule for Children

These are the routine vaccinations that are offered free of charge on the NHS to all babies and children in the UK.

6-in-1 vaccine
- Protects against:
  - diphtheria
  - hepatitis B
  - Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
  - polio
  - tetanus
  - whooping cough

Given at: two, three and four months of age
Read more about the 6-in-1 vaccine

Pneumococcal or pneumo jab (PCV)
- Protects against: some types of pneumococcal infection

Given at: two, four and 12-13 months of age
Read more about the pneumococcal jab

Rotavirus vaccine
- Protects against: rotavirus infection, a common cause of childhood diarrhoea and sickness

Given at: two and three months of age
Read more about the rotavirus vaccine

Meningitis C (Men C)
- Protects against: meningitis C (meningococcal type C)

Given at: three months and 12-13 months of age, and as a teenage booster at age 13-15 (from September 2013)
Read more about the Men C jab

Hib/Men C (booster)
- Protects against: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C

Given at: 12-13 months and at three years and four months of age, or sometime thereafter
Read more about the MMR jab

Given at: annually as a nasal spray in Sept/Oct for ages two, three and four
Read more about the flu vaccine for children

4-in-1 pre-school booster
- Protects against: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and polio

Given at: three years and four months of age, or soon after
Read more about the DTaP/IPV pre-school booster

Given at: 12-13 years as two injections at least six months apart (but no more than 24 months apart)
Read more about the HPV vaccine