When vaccination is offered
|
What disease does it protect against?
|
Vaccine given
|
| At birth |
Hepatitis B (only given if the mother is Hepatitis B positive)
Tuberculosis
|
Hep B
BCG
|
| 2 months old |
The first injection against diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping
cough) polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Pneumococcal infection
|
DtaP/IPV/Hib
+
Pneumoccal conjugate vaccine(PCV)
|
| 3 months old |
Booster dose against diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough)
polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Meningitis C
|
DtaP/IPV/Hib
+
MenC
|
| 4 months old |
Another booster dose against diptheria , tetanus, pertussis (whooping
cough) polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
Meningitis C
Pnuemoccocal infection
|
DtaP/IPV/Hib
+
MenC
+
PCV |
| Around 12 months |
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib)
Meningitis C
|
Hib
+
MenC |
| Around 13 months |
First dose of the triple vaccine against measles, mumps and Rubella
(German measles)
Pneumococcal infection
|
MMR
+
PCV |
| 3 years and 4 months or shortly after |
Before your child starts school you'll be offered a booster vaccination
against diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio.
You will also be offered a booster dose of the triple vaccine against
measles, mumps and rubella (German measles).
|
DTaP/IPV or DtaP/IPV
+
MMR |
| 13 to 18 years old (and sometimes at birth) |
A vaccine against tuberculosis is offered at school. A skin test
is done before the injection is given then, if needed, one injection
is given in the upper arm. |
BCG |
