Immunisation schedule

Question 1

What vaccination can be given at birth?

Answer 1

BCG vaccination

Question 2

Why would you give the BCG vaccination at birth?

Answer 2

The child is deemed to be at risk of tuberculosis (e.g. Tuberculosis in the family in the past 6 months).

Question 3

Which vaccines would you give a 2 month old?

Answer 3

• ‘6-1 vaccine’ )
• Oral rotavirus vaccine
• Meningococcal B vaccine

Question 4

What is the 6 in 1 vaccine?

Answer 4

Diphtheria
Tetanus
Whooping cough
Polio
Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine 
Hepatitis B

Question 5

Which vaccines would you give a 3 month old?

Answer 5

• ‘6-1 vaccine’
• Oral rotavirus vaccine
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Question 6

Which vaccines would you give a 4 month old?

Answer 6

• ‘6-1 vaccine’

* Meningococcal B vaccine

Question 7

Which vaccines would you give a 12-13 month old?

Answer 7

• Haemophilus influenzae B vaccine /Meningococcal C vaccine
• Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine
• Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
• Meningococcal B vaccine

Question 8

Which vaccines would you give a 2- 8 year old?

Answer 8

Flu vaccine (annual)

Question 9

Which vaccines would you give a 3-4 year old ?

Answer 9

• ‘4-in-1 pre-school booster’

* Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine

Question 10

What is in a 4 in 1 preschool booster?

Answer 10

Diphtheria
Tetanus
Whooping cough
Polio

Question 11

Which vaccines would you give a 12-13 year old ?

Answer 11

HPV vaccination

Question 12

Which vaccines would you give a 13-18 year old ?

Answer 12

• ‘3-in-1 teenage booster’

* Meningococcal vaccine covering A, C, W and Y serotypes

Question 13

What is in the 3 in 1 teenage booster vaccine?

Answer 13

Tetanus
Diphtheria
Polio

Question 14

What has the Meningitis ACWY vaccine replaced?

Answer 14

This vaccine has replaced meningitis C for 13-18 year-olds.

Question 15

Why has the Meningitis ACWY vaccine replaced the meningitis C for 13-18 year-olds

Answer 15

There is an increased incidence of meningitis W disease in recent years.