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The National Immunisation Schedule is the series of vaccines that are offered free to babies, children, adolescents and adults.
Click on the disease name on the schedule table to read more information on the Ministry of Health website about the disease, the vaccine that protects it, and associated immunisation programme (if available).
The National Immunisation Schedule*
Please note: links direct to Ministry of Health website for more information |
|
Age |
Diseases covered and Vaccines |
6 weeks |
Diphtheria / Tetanus / Whooping Cough / Polio / Hepatitis B / Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (INFANRIX®- hexa)
|
3 months |
Diphtheria / Tetanus / Whooping Cough / Polio / Hepatitis B / Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (INFANRIX®- hexa)
|
5 months |
Diphtheria / Tetanus / Whooping Cough / Polio / Hepatitis B / Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (INFANRIX®- hexa)
|
15 months |
Haemophilus influenzae type b - 1 injection (HiberixTM)
|
4 years |
Diphtheria / Tetanus / Whooping Cough / Polio - 1 injection (INFANRIX-IPVTM) |
11 years |
Diphtheria / Tetanus / Whooping Cough - 1 injection (BoostrixTM) |
12 years girls only |
Human Papillomavirus ** - 3 doses given over 6 months (GARDASILTM) |
* from 1 July 2011 |
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