Immunisations (NICE 2017)

Question 1

What immunisations are given at 8 weeks?

Answer 1

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (DTaP/IPV/Hib) (1st Dose)

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) (1st Dose)

Meningococcal group B vaccine (MenB) (1st Dose)

Rotavirus vaccine (1st dose)

Question 2

What immunisations are given at 12 weeks?

Answer 2

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (DTaP/IPV/Hib) (2nd Dose)

Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)

Question 3

What immunisations are given at 16 weeks?

Answer 3

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, and Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine (DTaP/IPV/Hib) (3rd dose)

Pneumococcal Vaccine (PCV) (2nd Dose)

Meningococcal group B vaccine (MenB) (2nd Dose)

Question 4

What immunisations are given at one year old (from 52 weeks and not before)?

Answer 4

Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal group C (Hib/MenC)

Pneumococcal Vaccine (PCV) (3rd Dose)

Meningococcal group B (MenB) (3rd Dose)

Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) (1st dose)

Question 5

What immunisations are given from 3 years and 4 months of age?

Answer 5

Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and polio vaccine (DTaP/IPV)

Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) (2nd dose) (check that the first dose has been given)

Question 6

What immunisations are given from 2-8 yrs of age?

Answer 6

(including children in school years 1, 2, and 3), each year from September give:

Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV)

Question 7

What immunisations are given for girls 12-13 yrs of age?

Answer 7

Give HPV vaccine

[Give two doses 6–24 months apart]

Question 8

What immunisations are given at 14 yrs of age?

Answer 8

Tetanus, diphtheria, and polio vaccine (Td/IPV)

Meningococcal groups A,C,W, and Y vaccine (MenACWY)