Childhood Vaccines - New Schedules

THIS NEW VACCINE SCHEDULE APPLIES TO CHILDREN BORN AFTER 1st JULY 2008

  Content of vaccine Number of Injections
2 months 6 in 1 + Pneumonia 2 injections
4 months 6 in 1 + MeningitisC 2 injections
6 months 6 in 1 + Pneumonia + Meningitis C 3 injections
12 months MMR + Pneumonia 2 injections
13 months Meningitis C + Hib booster 1 or 2 injections
4 to 5 years 4 in 1 + MMR booster 2 injections
11 to 14 years Diphteria/Tetanus/Polio Booster ( dTap) 1 injections
PNEUMONIA CATCH-UP PROGRAMME number of doses age for vaccine
>2-6 months 2 doses 6, 13 months
>6-13 months 1 dose 13 MONTHS
>13 <24 months 1 dose will be called by HSE
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