Routine immunisations that are given to children before they start school to help protect them from serious childhood diseases. It is important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP to catch up.
Extra vaccines for at-risk people
| At risk group |
Vaccines |
| Babies born to mothers who have hepatitis B |
Hepatitis B vaccine at birth, 4 weeks and 12 months |
| Children born in areas of the country where there are high numbers of TB cases |
BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks |
| Children whose parents or grandparents were born in a country with many cases of TB |
BCG tuberculosis (TB) vaccine at around 4 weeks |
| Children 6 months to 17 years old with long-term health conditions |
Children’s flu vaccine every year |
You can find the full schedule of vaccinations here on the NHS website.
Or for more information on which jabs your child needs, when they need them, and what the benefits of each jab are please visit the websites below:
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.
The Meningitis C vaccination will be introduced during the 2013/14 academic year and the vaccine supplied will depend on the brands available at the time of ordering
If they’re not vaccinated, they’re not protected.
Vaccinations for preventable illnesses, like #Measles, are free as part of the NHS childhood vaccination schedule. And if you think your child has missed out, you can catch up on any missed doses at your GP practice.