Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK free of charge on the NHS and the ages at which they should ideally be given.
If you're not sure whether you or your child have had all your routine vaccinations, ask your GP or practice nurse to find out for you. It may be possible to catch up later in life.
Try to have your vaccinations delivered on time to ensure protection. If you're not going to be able to get to the GP surgery when a vaccination is due, talk to your doctor, as it may be possible to arrange to have the vaccination at a different location.
8 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines to protect against six separate diseases: diphtheria; tetanus; whooping cough (pertussis); polio; Haemophilus influenzae type b, known as Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or Meningitis in young children; and hepatitis B
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine
MenB vaccine
12 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, second dose
Rotavirus vaccine, second dose
16 weeks
6-in-1 vaccine, third dose
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, second dose
MenB vaccine second dose
1 year
Hib/MenC vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines against Meningitis C (first dose) and Hib (fourth dose)
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, given as a single jab
Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine, third dose
MenB vaccine, third dose
2 to 8 years (including children in reception class and school years 1 to 4)
Children's flu vaccine (annual)
3 years and 4 months
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, second dose
4-in-1 pre-school booster, given as a single jab containing vaccines against: diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio
12 to 13 years (girls only)
HPV vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer – two injections given 6 to 12 months apart
14 years
3-in-1 teenage booster, given as a single jab containing vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus and polio
MenACWY vaccine, given as a single jab containing vaccines against Meningitis A, C, W and Y
65 years
Pneumococcal (PPV) vaccine
65 and over
Flu vaccine (every year)
70 years to 79 years
Shingles vaccine