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
- Protects against:
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 of age
Read more about the Hib/Men C booster
- MMR
- Protects against: measles, mumps and rubella
Given at: 12-13 months and at three years and four months of age, or sometime thereafter
Read more about the MMR jab
- Children’s flu vaccine
- Protects against: flu
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
- HPV vaccine (girls only)
- Protects against: cervical cancer
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
- 3-in-1 teenage booster
- Protects against: tetanus, diphtheria and polio
Given at: 13-18 years
Read more about the 3-in-1 teenage booster