How to book in United Kingdom
Vaccinations are given free by your GP surgery. The surgery usually contacts you when each set is due; if you have moved or think you have missed one, phone the surgery or your health visitor. School-age vaccines are given by the local NHS school immunisation team.
NHS - find a GPTap any milestone to expand it. Each vaccine explains what it is, the diseases it prevents, and why it is given at that age.
Given in addition to the routine schedule, for children who meet certain criteria.
When: At birth or in the first months
Who: Babies more likely to come into contact with TB - for example those with a parent or grandparent from a country with high TB rates, or living in an area of the UK with higher TB levels.
When: Birth, 4 weeks and 12 months, in addition to the 6-in-1 doses
Who: Babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B positive.
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About the United Kingdom schedule
In the United Kingdom, childhood vaccinations are provided free through the NHS. The routine schedule is set by the UK Health Security Agency on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), and it is one of the most comprehensive in the world.
Most babies have their first injections at 8 weeks old, usually at the GP surgery. Vaccines then continue at 12 and 16 weeks, around the first birthday, before school starts, and again in the early teenage years through the school immunisation team.
This page lists every vaccine on the current NHS schedule, the diseases each one prevents, and roughly when your child is due. Enter your child's date of birth to see their personal timeline and what is coming up next.
Reading the timeline
Ages such as "8 weeks" or "12 months" are the recommended target ages. In practice, appointments can fall a little before or after, and being a few weeks late is common and easily caught up - contact your local service rather than waiting for the next scheduled set. Where a vaccine needs several doses, each one builds on the last; the immune protection is only complete once the full course (including any booster) is given.
If your child is behind
Almost every dose still counts no matter how much time has passed, and there is a catch-up route for children who have missed vaccines or who have moved from another country. Bring whatever record you have to a GP or clinic and they will work out the shortest path back onto the schedule.
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