Immunisation Schedule 2024+
| Age |
Vaccine |
Number of Injections |
Where |
| 2 Months |
6 in 1 + MenB* + PCV +Rotavirus
|
3 + Oral vaccine
|
GP |
| 4 Months |
6 in 1 + MenB* + Rotavirus
|
2 + Oral Vaccine
|
GP |
| 6 Months |
6 in 1 + PCV
|
2 |
GP |
| 12 Months |
MMR + MenB + Chickenpox
|
3 |
GP |
| 13 Months |
6 in 1 + MenC + PCV
|
3 |
GP |
|
Junior Infants" '
|
4 in 1 + MMR
|
2 |
School |
|
1st Year"
|
HPV9 + MenACWY + Tdap
|
3
|
School |
|
Aged 2 to 17
years^
|
Nasal Flu Vaccine
|
1 dose each flu season
(for most people)
|
GP / Pharmacy |
|
At risk^
|
Flu
|
1 dose each flu season
(for most people)
|
GP
Pharmacy
HSE Vaccinator
|
|
At risk~
|
PPV
|
1 dose
(for most people)
|
GP
|
|
Pregnant Women
|
Tdap
|
Each pregnancy
(from 16-36 weeks)
|
GP
|
|
6+ Months
|
COVID-19
|
See hse.ie/COVID19Vaccine
|
GP
Pharmacy
Vaccination Centre
|
+ The primary childhood vaccination schedule for vaccines given at 2, 4, 6, 12 and 13 months of age was updated in October 2024 for all children born on or after 1st October 2024
*When babies are given MenB vaccine with the other childhood vaccines they are more at risk of developing a fever. We recommend giving all children 3 doses of liquid infant paracetamol after their 2 and 4 month vaccines to reduce the risk of fever. More information here
" also offered to age equivalent children who are attending special schools or are home schooled.
' offered by GPs in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim
^ visit www.hse.ie/flu for a full listing of people in at-risk groups
~ visit our pneumococcal section for a full listing of people in at-risk groups
Vaccine Abbreviations
- 6 in 1 - Diphtheria, Haemophilus Influenzae b (Hib), Hepatitis B, acellular Pertussis, inactivated Polio, Tetanus vaccine
- MenB - Meningococcal B recombinant vaccine
- Rotavirus - Rotavirus oral vaccine
- PCV - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
- MenC - Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine
- MMR - Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine
- Chickenpox - Varicella vaccine
- 4 in 1 - Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio vaccine
- Tdap - Tetanus, low dose diphtheria and low dose pertussis vaccine
- HPV9 - Human Papillomavirus vaccine
- MenACWY - Meningococcal A, C, W, Y conjugate vaccine
- Flu - Influenza vaccine
- PPV - Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine
- COVID-19 - Coronavirus
More information
This page was updated on 27 December 2024
