Childhood Immunisation Schedule 2017
| 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 |
|
4 - 5 Years
(Junior Infants)
|
MMR + 4 in 1
|
2 |
School |
|
12 - 13 Years
(1st Year)
|
MenC + Tdap
|
2 |
School |
|
12 - 13 Years
(1st Year)
|
HPV (Girls Only)
|
2 doses
6 months apart
|
School |
|
At risk
|
Flu
|
1 dose each year
|
GP / Pharmacy /
Occupational Health |
*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
6 in 1 - Diphtheria, Haemophilus Influenzae b (Hib), Hepatits B, acellular Pertussis, inactivated Polio, Tetanus vaccine
MenB - Meningococcal B conjugate 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
HPV - Human Papillomavirus vaccine
Flu - Influenza vaccine
Visit our primary childhood immunisation section for more inforrmation
This page was added 22 January 2018
