VACCINATION ADVICE
Dr Yiannis Ioannou offers vaccinations for children and babies including all immunisations recommended for children living in the UK and international immunisation schedules.
You can find all the latest information on child vaccinations below.
Sample Vaccine Schedule
Highlighted vaccines are not routinely offered to all children on UK vaccination schedule
| AGE | VACCINE | TRADE NAME | ROUTE |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Birth | BCG | Intradermal | |
| 8 weeks | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b, hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B) |
Infanrix Hexa | Injection |
| Meningococcal B | Bexsero | Injection | |
| Rotavirus | Rotarix | Oral drops | |
| 12 weeks | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b, hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B) |
Infanrix Hexa | Injection |
| Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) | Prevenar 13 | Injection | |
| Rotavirus | Rotarix | Oral drops | |
| 16 weeks | Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenza type b, hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B) |
Infanrix Hexa | Injection |
| Meningococcal B | Bexsero | Injection | |
| 20 weeks | Meningococcal C | NeisVac C | Injection |
| Pneumococcal | Prevenar 13 | Injection | |
| From 6 Months | Influenza vaccine inactivated 2nd dose due after 4 weeks | Injection | |
| Influenza vaccine inactivated 2nd dose | Injection | ||
| 12 Months (two injections per visit over 2-4 weeks) |
Haemophilus influenzae type B Meningococcal C |
Menitorix | Injection |
| Measles, Mumps & Rubella | MMR Vaxpro or MMR Priorix | Injection | |
| Meningococcal B | Bexsero | Injection | |
| Pneumococcal | Prevenar 13 | Injection | |
| From 1 year (aim for 13-14 months) | Varicella | Varivax | Injection |
| Hepatitis A | Havrix Junior or Vaqta Paediatric | Injection | |
| Varicella (2nd dose – minimum 4 weeks after 1st dose) | Varivax | Injection | |
| Hepatitis A (2nd dose – minimum 6 months after 1st dose) | Havrix Junior or Vaqta Paediatric | Injection | |
| 2 years to 18 years | Annual Nasal Flu Vaccine Live attenuated |
Fluenz Tetra | Nasal Spray |
| 3 years 4 months | Diptheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Poliomyelitis | Repevax or Infanrix IPV | Injection |
| Measles, Mumps & Rubella | MMR Vaxpro or MMR Priorix | Injection | |
| 12 years | Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11 | Gardasil 1st dose | Injection |
| 13 years | Cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 and genital warts caused by types 6 and 11 | Gardasil 2nd dose | Injection |
| 14 years | Tetanus, Diptheria, Poliomyelitis Td/IPV | Revaxis | Injection |
| Meningococcal serogroup ACWY | Menveo or Nimenrix | Injection | |
| Other | Hepatitis A and B combined (Available for over 1 year olds)
(Three doses needed, 2nd dose 1 month after 1st dose and 3rd dose 5 months after 2nd dose.) |
Twinrix | Injection |
| Additional travel vaccinations including typhoid and rabies available on request |
