Here is a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK, and the age at which you should ideally have them.
2 months
- 6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B) vaccine – this single jab contains vaccines to protect against five separate diseases: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or Meningitis in young children) and Hepatitis B (a viral infection of the liver)
- Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine
- Rotavirus vaccine
3 months
- 5-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib) vaccine, second dose
- Meningitis C
- Rotavirus vaccine, second dose
4 months
- 5-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib) vaccine, third dose
- Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, second dose
Between 12 and 13 months
- Hib/Men C booster, given as a single jab containing Meningitis C (second dose) and Hib (fourth dose)
- Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, given as a single jab
- Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, third dose
2 and 3 years
3 years and 4 months, or soon after
- Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, second dose
- 4-in-1 (DTaP/IPV) pre-school booster, given as a single jab containing vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio
Around 12 to 13 years
- HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (girls only) – three jabs given within six months
Around 13 to 18 years
- 3-in-1 (Td/IPV) teenage booster, given as a single jab which contains vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and polio
Around 13 to 15 years
- Meningitis C booster (from September 2013)
65 and over
- Flu (every year)
- Pneumococcal (PPV vaccine)
70 years
- Shingles vaccine (from September 2013)