Immunisation
| When to immunise |
Diseases protected against (short name) (number of injections) |
|
| Two months old |
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio,and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP/IPV/Hib) (one injection)
Pneumococcal (PCV) (one injection) |
|
| Three months old |
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP/IPVHib) (one injection)
Meningitis C (MenC) (one injection) |
|
| Four months old |
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP/IPV/Hib) (one injection)
Meningitis C (MenC) (one injection)
Pneumococcal (PCV) (one injection) |
|
| Twelve months old |
Hib/Men C (one injection) |
|
| Around 13 months old |
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) (one injection)
Pneumococcal (PCV) (one injection) |
|
| 3-5 years old |
Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio (DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV) (one injection) |
|
| 13-18 years old |
Tetanus, diphtheria and polio (Td/IPV) (one injection) |
|
Recommended Ages for Immunisations
- 2 months - First Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough,
Polio, HIB, Meningitis C
- 3 months - Second Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping
Cough, Polio, HIB, Meningitis C
- 4 months - Third Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping
Cough, Polio, HIB, Meningitis C
- 15 months - Mumps, Measles, Rubella (German Measles)
- 2 years - Booster Diphtheria, Tetanus,
Polio, MMR 2
- 4 ½ years - Diptheria, Tetanus,
MMR, Meningitis C
- 15 years - Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio Boosters
Please tell the nurse if your child has a fever, takes
steroids, has a serious disease, has allergies particular to eggs, has
a strong reaction to any previous inoculations or has a parent or brother
or sister who has suffered from epilepsy. |
