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What vaccines are due at each age under the current UK routine immunisation schedule, including the new 18 month visit?

Lead Clinical Reviewer: Dr Tsui

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Published in the Clinical Evidence Hub. Last updated: 29 June 2026.

Answer

UK routine immunisation schedule (current; includes the new 18‑month visit)

8 weeks

  • DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (hexavalent: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B)
  • MenB
  • Rotavirus (oral)

12 weeks

  • DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB
  • MenB
  • Rotavirus (oral)

16 weeks

  • DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB
  • PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)

12 months (on/after 1st birthday)

  • PCV
  • MenB
  • MMRV (measles, mumps, rubella, varicella)

18 months (new routine visit)

  • DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (hexavalent booster)
  • MMRV

Seasonal (eligible paediatric age groups, annually from September)

  • Intranasal live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) (or inactivated influenza vaccine if LAIV contraindicated/unsuitable)

3 years 4 months (pre‑school booster)

  • DTaP/IPV

12–13 years (school Year 8)

  • HPV

14 years (school Year 9)

  • Td/IPV (tetanus, diphtheria, polio)
  • MenACWY

65 years

  • Pneumococcal (PPV23 or PCV20 per programme)

65 years and older (annually)

  • Inactivated influenza vaccine

Shingles (routine adult programme)

  • Shingrix (from 65 years for those turning 65 from 1 Sept each year; and 70–79 years and other eligible groups as specified)

75 years

  • RSV vaccine

References

  1. UK Immunisation Schedule: The Green Book, Chapter 11 UK Health Security Agency (2026), The Green Book. UK Health Security Agency, published in The Green Book (30 Mar 2026).