Child Vaccinations
A Childhood Surveillance Clinic is held at the Practice once a week
One of the most important things that a parent can do for their child is to make sure that they have all their routine childhood vaccinations. It's the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.
Ideally, kids should have their jabs at the right age to protect them as early as possible and minimise the risk of infection.
Vaccination Checklist
Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them.
TB BCG and your baby
The BCG vaccine helps to protect your baby against tuberculosis which is known as TB. Please click on the link below to watch a video with more infomation.
https://www.healthpublications.gov.uk/ViewArticle.html?sp=Stbbcgandyourbabyvideoforparentsandcarers
Children's BCG vaccination for TB - more information on leaflet - Information for parents in London
2 months:
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumonia or meningitis in young children) given as a 5-in-1 single jab known as DTaP/IPV/Hib
- Pneumococcal infection
3 months:
- 5-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
- Meningitis C
4 months:
- 5-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)
- Pneumococcal infection, second dose
- Meningitis C, second dose
Between 12 and 13 months:
- Meningitis C, third dose
- Hib, fourth dose (Hib/MenC given as a single jab)
- MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab
- Pneumococcal infection, third dose
3 years and 4 months, or soon after:
- MMR second jab
- Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1 pre-school booster
Around 12-13 years:
- Cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine, which protects against cervical cancer (girls only): three jabs given within six months
Around 13-18 years:
- Diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster (Td/IPV), given as a single jab
Vaccines For Risk Groups
People who fall into certain risk groups may be offered extra vaccines. These include vaccinations against diseases such as hepatitis B, tuberculosis (TB), seasonal flu and chickenpox. See the NHS Choices pages on vaccines for adults to find out whether you should have one.
School Vaccination Programme
The school aged vaccination programme delivers the following routine vaccinations to children in scool:
| VACCINATION PROGRAMME | SCHOOL YEAR |
|---|---|
| Child Influenza | Reception year and years 1 - 7 (inluding all years in school with special needs and disability) |
| HPV | Year 8 and 9 (plus catch ups in older years) |
| Men ACWY | Year 9 (plus catch ups in older years) |
| School leavers Booster | Year 9 (plus catch ups in older years) |
Vaccinations missed due to lockdown are being caught up throughout the year and are due to be completed by August 2021.
If your child has missed their school vaccination, then please contact:
VACCINATION UK:
Tel: 0208 214 1393
Email: newham@vaccinationuk.co.uk
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