Childhood vaccinations

The childhood vaccination programme starts shortly after a child is born and runs through until children become adolescents, covering a series of injections designed to protect children and young people from as many diseases as possible through as few jabs as possible.

The key components of the programme are:

• Measles, Mumps, Rubella
• Rotavirus
• Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B
• Pneumococcal disease
• HPV - Human Papilloma Virus
• Meningococcal disease (B, A, C, W, Y)

Find out more about the childhood vaccination programme