Babies (0 to 13 months)


This section provides information about recommended immunisations for babies aged 0 to 13 months.

A guide to childhood immunisations for babies up to 13 months of age (2007) is a leaflet intended for health professionals to give to parents. It provides information on all the routine immunisations given to babies and young children to protect them from serious childhood diseases. It also describes these diseases and explains why children need protection against them.

Recommended vaccines for babies at two, three and four months include:

DTaP/IPV/Hib
Frequency: at two, three and four months old
Protects against: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenza type b

MenC
Frequency: at three and four months old
Protects against: meningococcal group C bacteria

Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
Frequency: at two to four months old
Protects against: pneumococcal infection

Recommended vaccines for babies around 12 to 13 months include:

Hib/MenC
Frequency: a booster at 12 to 13 months
Protects againts: Haemophilus influenza type b and meningococcal group C

MMR
Frequency: at around 13 months old (with a later pre-school booster)
Protects against: measles, mumps, and rubella

Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)
Frequency: a booster at 12 to 13 months
Protects against: pneumococcal infection

Other immunisations for babies up to 13 months include:

BCG
Frequency: BCG vaccine is offered for those babies who are more likely than others to come into contact with Tuberculosis. The vaccine is usually offered while you and your baby are still in hospital, but it can be given later.
Protects against: Tuberculosis

Hepatitis B
Frequency: The vaccine is offered to babies whose mothers are Hepatitis B positive. Doses are given shortly after birth, at one month and at two months. A booster is given when the baby is 12 months old.
Protects against: Hepatitis B

Contact

If you would like more information on immunisation, speak to your doctor, health visitor or nurse or call the NHS Helpline

0800 22 44 88

Textphone 18001 22 44 88

Mon-Sun 8am-10pm

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