Routine immunisation schedules during the study period. The table shows routine immunisation offered to all children from 1 September 2008 to 31 October 2009. (Data from http://www.euvac.net, accessed 1 July 2011.)
Timing | UK | Ireland |
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Birth | BCG | |
2 Months | DTaP/IPV/Hib+PCV7 | DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV+PCV7 |
3 Months | DTaP/IPV/Hib+Men C | |
4 Months | DTaP/IPV/Hib+PCV7+Men C | DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV+Men C |
6 Months | DTaP/IPV/Hib/HBV+PCV7+Men C | |
12 Months | Hib/Men C | Hib+Men C |
13 Months | MMR+PCV7 | MMR+PCV7 |
4 Years | DTaP/IPV+MMR | DTaP/IPV+MMR |
12–13 Years | HPV | |
13–18 Years | Td/IPV | Td |
BCG, bacillus calmette guerin vaccine; DTaP, diphtheria tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine; HBV, hepatitis B virus vaccine; Hib, Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine; HPV, human papiloma virus (bivalent) vaccine; IPV, inactivated polio virus vaccine; Men C, meningococcal C conjugate vaccine; MMR, measles, mumps and rubella vaccine; PCV7, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (seven valent); Td, tetanus with low dose diphtheria vaccine.