Vaccines now form an integral part of ones personal life long health & well-being, from infancy, to adolescent through to adulthood and old age.
BEXSERO, a vaccine to help protect against meningococcal B disease, is now funded on the National Immunisation Schedule, from 1 March 2023, for:
- Infants at 3 months, 5 months and 12 months
- For earlier protection, an alternative schedule is funded for infants at 2 months, 4 months and 12 months
- Adolescents aged 13-25 who are entering within the next 3 months, or are in their first year of close-living
A BEXSERO catch-up programme is funded for:
- All children under 5 years of age (until 31 August 2025)
- Adolescents aged 13-25 years currently in their first year of a specified close living situation or who will be moving into communal accommodation within the next three months
| 4 YEARS | Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio 1 injection (Infanrix-IPV) |
|---|---|
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TO AGE 26 YEARS |
Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis 1 injection (Boostrix) |
| Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 2 injections (Gardasil) given at least 6 months apart for those aged 14 and under 3 injections given over 6 months for those aged 15 and older |
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| 45 YEARS | Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis 1 injection (Boostrix) |
| 65 YEARS | Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis 1 injection (Boostrix) |
| Zoster (shingles) 2 injections (Shingrix) |
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| Influenza 1 Injection annually (Afluria Quad) |
SUMMARY
1/ Influenza: for all ‘at risk ‘ including children 3-12 yr & age 65 years
2/ MMR if unsure of status for adults, born on/after 1 January 1969, who have not completed a two dose course of MMR vaccine.
3/ Varicella: one dose for children at 15 months or age 11 , Herpes Zoster (Shingles at age 65 yr only)
4/ TdaP : Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis at ages 11, from age 45 (only if you received fewer than 4 in your lifetime) , and from 65 year (if it has been more than 10 years since the previous dose of Td or TdaP)
5/ HPV Gardasil age 9 to 26 year (age 27- 45 year male + female recommended but unfunded)
6/ Meningococcal ACWY: adolescents and young adults aged 13–25 years inclusive who will be living or are currently living in a boarding school hostel or university hall of residence, military barracks or prison