NHS vaccinations and when to have them

It's important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP to catch up.

NHS vaccination schedule

Babies under 1-year-old

Age Vaccines
8 weeks 6-in-1 vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine
MenB
12 weeks 6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)
16 weeks 6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose)
MenB (2nd dose)

Children aged 1 to 15

Age Vaccines
1 year Hib/MenC (1st dose)
MMR (1st dose)
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine (2nd dose)
MenB (3rd dose)
2 to 10 years Flu vaccine (every year)
3 years and 4 months MMR (2nd dose)
4-in-1 pre-school booster
12 to 13 years HPV vaccine
14 years

3-in-1 teenage booster
MenACWY

Adults

 
Age Vaccines
65 years Pneumococcal (PPV) vaccine
65 years (and every year after) Flu vaccine
70 years Shingles vaccine

Pregnant women

When it's offered   Vaccines
During flu season Flu vaccine
From 16 weeks pregnant Whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine

Vaccinations

Your child's appointment

About vaccinations

6-in-1 vaccine

Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine

MenB vaccine

Rotavirus vaccine

Hib/MenC

MMR vaccine

Children's flu vaccine

4-in-1 preschool booster

HPV vaccine

3-in-1 teenage booster

RSV vaccination programme

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the common viruses that cause coughs and colds in winter.

The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended certain groups of people be offered RSV vaccination.

Eligibility

From 1 September 2024, routine RSV vaccination will be offered year-round to the following groups:

  • older adults, as they turn 75 years old
  • pregnant women, 28 weeks gestation (with the aim of protecting their newborn babies)

A 12 month, one-off catch-up campaign for older adults will operate between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025 to target individuals aged between 75 and 79 years old. After which point, eligibility is retained until a person’s 80th birthday.

MenACWY vaccine

Pneumococcal (PPV) vaccine

Flu vaccine

Shingles vaccine

BCG (TB) vaccine

Hepatitis B vaccine

Chickenpox vaccine