VACCINES

Question 1

What vaccines are given to babies under 1?

Answer 1

8 wks;
6 in 1
Rotavirus
MenB vaccine

12wks;
6 in 1 (2nd dose)
pneumococcal
Rotavirus (2nd dose)

16wks;
6 in 1n (3rd dose)
MenBl (2nd dose)

Question 2

What vaccines are given to children aged 1 to 15?

Answer 2

1 year; Hib/MenC vaccine (1st dose)
MMR vaccine (1st dose)
Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose)
MenB vaccine (3rd dose)

2 to 15 years;
Children’s flu vaccine (every year until children finish Year 11 of secondary school)

3 years and 4 months;
MMR vaccine (2nd dose)
4-in-1 pre-school booster vaccine

12 to 13 years; HPV vaccine

14 years; Td/IPV vaccine (3-in-1 teenage booster)
MenACWY vaccine

Question 3

What vaccines are given to adults?

Answer 3

Age Vaccines
65 years;
Flu vaccine (given every year after turning 65)

Pneumococcal vaccine
Shingles vaccine (if you turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023)

70 to 79 years

Shingles vaccine

Question 4

What vaccine is given to pregnant women?

Answer 4

Flu vaccine in pregnancy

From 16 weeks pregnant

Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine

Question 5

What is in the 4-in-1 vaccines?

Answer 5

diphtheria
polio
tetanus
whooping cough

Question 5

What is in the 6-in-1 vaccines?

Answer 5

diphtheria
hepatitis B
Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
polio
tetanus
whooping cough