Age due |
Diseases protected against |
Vaccine given and trade name |
Usual site1 |
Eight weeks old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
Pediacel or
Infanrix IPV Hib
|
Thigh |
Pneumococcal (13 serotypes) |
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) |
Prevenar 13 |
Thigh |
Meningococcal group B (MenB)2 |
MenB2 |
Bexsero |
Left thigh |
Rotavirus gastroenteritis |
Rotavirus |
Rotarix |
By mouth |
Twelve weeks |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
Pediacel or
Infanrix IPV Hib
|
Thigh |
Meningococcal group C (MenC) |
MenC |
NeisVac-C |
Thigh |
Rotavirus |
Rotavirus |
Rotarix |
By mouth |
Sixteen weeks old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Hib |
DTaP/IPV/Hib |
Pediacel or
Infanrix IPV Hib
|
Thigh |
MenB2 |
MenB2 |
Bexsero |
Left thigh |
Pneumococcal (13 serotypes) |
PCV |
Prevenar 13 |
Thigh |
One year old |
Hib and MenC |
Hib/MenC booster |
Menitorix |
Upper arm/thigh |
Pneumococcal (13 serotypes) |
PCV booster |
Prevenar 13 |
Upper arm/thigh |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) |
MMR |
MMR VaxPRO3 or Priorix |
Upper arm/thigh |
MenB2 |
MenB booster2 |
Bexsero |
Left thigh |
Two to six years old (including children in school years 1 and 2) |
Influenza (each year from September) |
Live attenuated influenza vaccine LAIV4 |
Fluenz Tetra3 |
Both nostrils |
Three years four months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio |
DTaP/IPV |
Infanrix IPV or Repevax |
Upper arm |
Measles, mumps and rubella |
MMR (check first dose given) |
MMR VaxPRO3 or Priorix |
Upper arm |
Girls aged 12 to 13 years |
Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 (and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11) |
HPV (two doses 6-12 months apart) |
Gardasil |
Upper arm |
Fourteen years old (school year 9) |
Tetanus, diphtheria and polio |
Td/IPV (check MMR status) |
Revaxis |
Upper arm |
Meningococcal groups A, C, W
and Y disease
|
MenACWY |
Nimenrix or Menveo |
Upper arm |
65 years old |
Pneumococcal (23 serotypes) |
Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) |
Pneumovax II |
Upper arm |
65 years of age and older |
Influenza (each year from September) |
Inactivated influenza vaccine |
Multiple |
Upper arm |
70 years old |
Shingles |
Shingles |
Zostavax3 |
Upper arm (subcutaneous) |