Immunisation Schedule 2020
| Age |
Vaccine |
Number of Injections |
Where |
| 2 Months |
6 in 1 + MenB* + PCV +Rotavirus
|
3 + Oral vaccine
|
GP |
| 4 Months |
6 in 1 + MenB* + Rotavirus
|
2 + Oral Vaccine
|
GP |
| 6 Months |
6 in 1 + PCV + MenC
|
3 |
GP |
| 12 Months |
MMR + MenB
|
2 |
GP |
| 13 Months |
Hib/MenC + PCV
|
2 |
GP |
|
Junior Infants" '
|
4 in 1 + MMR
|
2 |
School |
|
1st Year"
|
HPV9 +
MenACWY + Tdap
|
2 doses (6 months apart)
2
|
School |
|
Aged 2 to 17
years^
|
Nasal Flu Vaccine
|
1 dose each flu season
(for most people)
|
GP / Pharmacy |
|
At risk^
|
Flu
|
1 dose each flu season
(for most people)
|
GP / Pharmacy /
Peer Vaccinator /
Occupational Health
|
|
At risk~
|
PPV
|
1 dose
(for most people)
|
GP
|
|
Pregnant Women
|
Tdap
|
Each pregnancy
(from 16 weeks)
|
GP
|
*When babies are given MenB vaccine with the other childhood vaccines they are more at risk of developing a fever. We recommend giving all children 3 doses of liquid infant paracetamol after their 2 and 4 month vaccines to reduce the risk of fever. More information here
" also offered to age equivalent children who are attending special schools or are home schooled.
' offered by GPs in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim
^ visit www.hse.ie/flu for a full listing of people in at-risk groups
~ visit our pneumococcal section for a full listing of people in at-risk groups
Vaccine Abbreviations
- 6 in 1 - Diphtheria, Haemophilus Influenzae b (Hib), Hepatitis B, acellular Pertussis, inactivated Polio, Tetanus vaccine
- MenB - Meningococcal B recombinant vaccine
- Rotavirus - Rotavirus oral vaccine
- PCV - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- MenC - Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine
- MMR - Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine
- Hib/MenC - Haemophilus Influenzae b/Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine
- 4 in 1 - Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio vaccine
- Tdap - Tetanus, low dose diphtheria and low dose pertussis vaccine
- HPV9 - Human Papillomavirus vaccine
- MenACWY - Meningococcal A, C, W, Y conjugate vaccine
- Flu - Influenza vaccine
- PPV - Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
More Information
This page was updated on 14 December 2020
