Immunisation schedule
The UK childhood immunisation schedule was revised in September 2006 to include:
- The introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to protect against pneumococcal infection
- A pneumococcal conjugate vaccination catch-up programme for infants aged up to 2 years
- Amendment of the meningococcal group C conjugate vaccination schedule to give two doses of vaccine in the first year of life, and a booster dose in the second year
- The addition of a booster dose of Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine in the second year of life.
The revised schedule is outlined below.
| Childs Age |
The New Schedule |
| 2 Months |
DTaP-Hib-IPV |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
| 3 Months |
DTaP-Hib-IPV |
Men C conjugate |
| 4 Months |
DTaP-Hib-IPV |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
Men C conjugate |
| 12 Months |
Hib/Men C conjugate |
| 13 Months |
MMR |
Pneumococcal conjugate |
