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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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
- 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).