Age | Disease | Vaccine Brand | # |
Birth | Hepatitis B | H-B-Vax® II Paediatric or Engerix B® Paediatric | 1 |
2 Months (can be given from 6 weeks) | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Rotavirus Pneumococcal | Infanrix® hexa Rotarix® Prevenar 13® | 3 |
4 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Rotavirus Pneumococcal | Infanrix® hexa Rotarix® Prevenar 13® | 3 |
6 months | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) | Infanrix® hexa | 1 |
Additional dose for children with specified medical risk conditions | Pneumococcal | Prevenar 13® | 1 |
12 months | Meningococcal ACWY Measles, mumps, rubella Pneumococcal | Nimenrix® M-M-R® II or Priorix® Prevenar 13® | 3 |
18 months | Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox) Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) | ActHIB® Priorix-Tetra® or ProQuad® Infanrix® or Tripacel® | 3 |
4 years | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio | Infanrix® IPV or Quadracel® | 1 |
Additional dose for children with specified medical risk conditions | Pneumococcal | Pneumovax 23® | 1 |
12-13 years | Human papillomavirus (HPV) Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) | Gardasil® 9 Boostrix® | 2 |
14-16 years | Meningococcal ACWY | Nimenrix® | 1 |
70 years and over | Pneumococcal | Prevenar 13® | 1 |
70-79 years | Shingles (herpes zoster) | Zostavax® | 1 |
Pregnant women | Pertussis (whooping cough) | Boostrix® or Adacel® | 1 |
If you would rather learn by the specific vaccines, see below;
Vaccine | Covers | Given at | Memory aid |
Engerix B® Paediatric | Hep V | Birth | Birth needs B |
Infanrix® hexa | DTP, Hep B, Polio, Hib | 2, 4 and 6 months | Infant-risk (all before 1 year) – infants are at risk of DTP, hexa adds Polio (like IPV includes polio) plus Hep B after Born |
Rotarix® | Rotavirus | 2 and 4 months | The first 4 months of parenting are crappy |
Prevenar 13® | Pneumococcus | 2, 4, (6 with special needs), 12 months, 70 years | 3 doses before 13 months (2, 4, 12) |
Nimenrix® | Menningococcal ACWY | 12 months | Kisses for your first birthday (meningococcal referred to as the kissing disease) |
Priorix® | MMR | 12 months | When they start saying “Mumma” / MMR |
ActHIB® | Hib | 18 months | |
Priorix-Tetra® | MMR, Varicella | 18 months | |
Infanrix® | DTP | 18 months | |
Infanrix® IPV / Quadracel® | DTP, Polio | 4 years | Four years, Quad-racel |