| AGE |
VACCINE |
WHAT IT DOES |
| At birth |
Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
|
| 2, 3 & 4 months |
Diphtheria, Tetanus & whole cell
Pertussis (DTwP)
Haemophillus Influenzae Bacterium (Hib)
Meningitis C (all by injection)
Oral Polio
|
DTwP protects against Diphtheria,
Tetanus, Whooping Cough.
Hib protects against Haemophilus Influenzae which can
cause respiratory infection and meningitis.
|
| 12 months |
Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) |
Protects against Measles, Mumps and
Rubella (German Measles). |
| School age (3-5 years) |
Diptheria, Tetanus and acellular Pertusis,
(DTaP), MMR, Meningitis C - (only if the child has not
received this previously). All by injection, Oral Polio |
DT protects against Diphtheria and
Tetanus. |
School Age –
(10-14 years)
|
BCG (if not administered previously & dependant
on local policy) |
Protects against TB |
School Age –
(13-18 years)
|
Tetanus, low dose Diphtheria vaccine
for adults and adolescents, (Td), Oral Polio, Meningitis
C (if not previously administered) |
|
