Babies - Immunisations

Baby's Immunisations

Your Baby's Immunisations

8 weeks:

12 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine – 2nd dose
  • PCV (pneumococcal) vaccine
  • RV (rotavirus) vaccine – 2nd dose

16 weeks:

  • 6-in-1 vaccine – 3rd dose
  • MenB vaccine – 2nd dose

1 year:

  • Hib/MenC vaccine given as a single jab containing vaccines against meningitis C (1st dose) and Hib (4th dose)
  • MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
  • PCV (pneumococcal) – 2nd dose
  • MenB vaccine – 3rd dose

  Quick guide to your baby's vaccinations

  • 6-in-1 protects against: 
    • Diphtheria – a highly contagious bacterial infection, spread by coughs and sneezes, or close contact with someone with diphtheria.
    • Hepatitis B – an infection of the liver caused by a virus spread through blood and bodily fluids.
    • Hib (haemophilus influenzae type b) – bacteria that can cause several serious conditions including meningitis, sepsis (a kind of blood poisoning) and cellulitis.
    • Polio – a viral infection that can cause paralysis.
    • Tetanus – bacteria that can enter the body through a wound like a cut or scrape.
    • Whooping cough (pertussis) – highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways.
  • PCV or pneumo jab protects against pneumococcal infections that can lead to pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis.
  • RV protects against rotavirus infection that can cause diarrhoea and vomiting.
  • MenB protects against meningitis and sepsis.
  • Hib/MenC protects against haemophilus influenzae (a bacterium that can cause different serious illnesses) and meningitis C.
  • MMR protects against measles, mumps and rubella (German measles).