CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME March 2008
| When to Immunise | Vaccine Given | How Given |
| 2 months old | DTaP/IPV/Hib
- Pediacel Pneumoccal conjugate vaccine (PCV)- Prevenar |
1
injection 1 injection |
| 3 months old | DTaP/IPV/Hib - Pediacel Men C - Menjugate or Meningitec or Neisvac C (not available at present) |
1
injection 1 injection
|
| 4 months old | DTaP/IPV/Hib
- Pediacel Pneumoccal conjugate vaccine (PCV)- Prevenar Men C - Menjugate or Meningitec or Neisvac C (not available at present)
|
1
injection 1 injection 1 injection |
| 12 months | Hib/Men C - Menitorix | 1
injection
|
| Around 13 months | MMR
(measles, mumps & rubella) Pneumoccal conjugate vaccine (PCV)- Prevenar |
1
injection 1 injection
|
| 3 yrs 4
months to 3 yrs 6 months Pre school booster |
1st choice DTap/IPV/Hib - Infantrix IPV+Hib 2nd choice (only if 1st choice not available) DTap/IPV/Hib Pediacel MMR |
1
injection
1 injection 1 injection |
| 10 - 14 years | BCG (against tuberculosis) | skin test and 1 injection |
| 13 - 18 years | tetanus, diptheria & polio | 1 injection |