Child Health 0 - 6 Years

Children’s Immunisation Schedule

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 you should ideally have them.

Routine childhood immunisations
When to immunise
Diseases protected againstb
Vaccine given
Site**
Two months old
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)

Pneumococcal disease

Rotavirus

Meningococcal group B (MenB)
DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)

PCV (Prevenar 13)

Rotavirus (Rotarix)

MenB
Thigh

Thigh

By mouth

Left thigh
Three months old
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib

Meningococcal group C disease (MenC)

Rotavirus
DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)

Men C (NeisVac-C or Menjugate)

Rotavirus (Rotarix)
Thigh

Thigh

By mouth
Four months old
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib

Pneumococcal disease

Meningococcal group B (MenB)

Hib/MenC
DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)

PCV (Prevenar 13)

Men B

Hib/MenC (Menitorix)
Thigh

Thigh

Left thigh

Upper arm/thigh
One year old
Pneumococcal disease

Measles, mumpsand rubella (German measles)

MenB
PCV (Prevenar 13)

MMR(Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)

MenB booster
Upper arm/thigh

Upper arm/thigh

Left thigh
Two to six years old (including children in school years 1 and 2)
Influenza (each year from September)
Live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV4
Both nostrils
Three years four months old or soon after
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio

Measles, mumpsand rubella
dTaP/IPV (Repevax) or DTaP/IPV(Infanrix-IPV)

MMR (Priorix or MMR VaxPRO)(check first dose has been given)
Upper arm

Upper arm

Please note

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

Immunisations for at-risk children 

Target Group
Age & Schedule
Disease
Vaccines required
Babies born to hepatitis B infected mothers
At birth, four weeks, eight weeks and Boost at one year1
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B vaccine (Engerix B / HBvaxPRO)
Infants in areas of the country with TB incidence >= 40/100,000
At birth
Tuberculosis
BCG
Infants with a parent or grandparent born in a high incidence country
At birth
Tuberculosis
BCG

Childrens Health

There is a good guide on the NHS website which describes various conditions affecting children. There is advice on how to diagnose them, how to treat them and if further advice should be consulted.

NHS childhood illness slideshow

When Should I Worry?

Having an ill child can be a very scary experience for parents. If you understand more about the illness it can help you to feel more in control. This booklet is for parents (and older children) and deals with common infections in children who are normally healthy.

Download the booklet

Conditions and Treatments

See the NHS Conditions and Treatments browser for an in-depth description of many common health issues.

These links all come from trusted resources but if you are unsure about these or any other medical matters please contact your doctor or pharmacist for advice

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