Childhood Immunisations
Immunisation Guidelines and schedule refer to table below:More detailed information on individual vaccines please refer www.immunisations.ie Booklets availabe in the surgery also. |
| All the immunisations listed are free. The table below shows what immunisations are given, at what age, and where. Additional vaccines now available for young children include:
Will immunisations still work if my child doesn't get them at the right time? Yes. Most of these vaccines can be given at any age, and a child who misses one injection in a course of injections does not have to start again. The vaccines already given will still work and your child will still develop protection. Just ask your GP (General Practitioner). If you have any queries or concerns about vaccines please contact your GP or local health office |
| Age to Vaccinate | Type of Vaccination |
| At birth | BCG tuberculosis vaccine (given in maternity hospitals or a HSE clinic) |
| At 2 months Free from your GP | 6 in 1 Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping cough (Pertussis) Hib (Haemophilus influenzae B) Polio (Inactivated poliomyelitis) Men C (Meningococcal C) |
| At 4 months Free from your GP | 6 in 1 Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping cough (Pertussis) Hib (Haemophilus influenzae B) Polio (Inactivated poliomyelitis) Men C (Meningococcal C)Diphtheria |
| At 6 months Free from your GP | 6 in 1 Diphtheria Tetanus Whooping cough (Pertussis) Hib (Haemophilus influenzae B) Polio (Inactivated poliomyelitis) Men C (Meningococcal C) |
| At 12 to 15 months Free from your GP | MMR Measles Mumps Rubella Hib Haemophilus influenzae B |
