Each vaccination is given as a single injection into the muscle of the thigh or upper arm
WHEN TO IMMUNISE | DISEASE PROTECTED AGAINST | VACCINE GIVEN |
Two months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) pneumococcal infection | DTap/IPV/Hib and Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) |
Three months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib Meningitis C (meningococcal infection) | DTap/IPV/Hib and MenC |
Four months old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib Meningitis C and pneumococcal infection | DTap/IPV/Hib MenC and PCV |
Around 12 months | Hib and Meningitis C | Hib/MenC |
Around 13 months | Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles), pneumococcal infection | MMR and PCV |
Three years four months to five years old | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella | DTap/IPV or DTap/IPV and MMR |
Girls 12 – 13 years | Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 | HPV |
Thirteen to eighteen years old | Tetanus, diphtheria and polio | TD/IPV |