Babies Born Before 1 October 2024

At 2 Months

• 6in1 vaccine
• PCV (pneumococcal conjugate vaccine)
• MenB (meningococcal B) vaccine
• Rotavirus oral vaccine

What the 6 in 1 vaccine protects against:

• Diphtheria
• Tetanus
• Pertussis (whooping cough)
• Hib (haemophilus influenzae b)
• Polio (inactivated poliomyelitis)
• Hepatitis B

At 4 Months

• 6 in 1 vaccine
• MenB vaccine
• Rotavirus oral vaccine

At 6 Months

• 6 in 1 vaccine
• PCV
• MenC (meningococcal C) vaccine

At 12 Months

• MMR (measles mumps rubella)
• MenB vaccine

At 13 Months

• Hib/MenC (haemophilus influenzae type B and MenC combined vaccine)
• PCV

At 4 to 5 Years

Children in junior infants at school will be offered:

• 4 in 1 vaccine - diphtheria, polio, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)
• MMR (measles mumps rubella)

In most places, a doctor or nurse will give these vaccines in your child's school.

In Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal, your GP practice gives them.

At 12 to 14 Years

Students in first year of secondary school will be offered:

• HPV(human papillomavirus vaccine)
• Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough booster)
• MenACWY(meningococcal A, C, W and Y) vaccine