Immunisations

Please find national immunisation guidelines at http://www.doh.ie/pdfdocs/immuguid.pdf

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Routine Childhood Immunisation Programme in Ireland
When to Immunise	What vaccine is given	Where	How
At birth	BCG against Tuberculosis (TB)	Hospital or GP	1 injection
At 2, 4 and 6 months	5 in 1 Diptheria, Tetanus, Whooping cough (pertussis), Haemophilus influenza B, Polio Men C Meningococcal C	GP	2 injections
At 12 to 15 months	MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella(first dose) Hib booster	GP	2 injections
4 to 5 yeras	4 in 1 Diptheria, Tetanus, Whopping cough (pertussus), Polio	GP	2 injections
Junior infants	MMR Measles, Mumps, Rubella (second dose)	School	1 injection

The above vaccines are free of charge.

Rules

Children born before 1 July 2008

Schedule of immunisation for children born before 1 July 2008
Age	Where	Vaccine
Birth	Hospital or clinic	BCG vaccination (a vaccine to protect against tuberculosis)
2 months	GP	5 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio and HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) is provided in one single injection) plus vaccination against Meningitis C in a separate injection.
4 months	GP	The same as at 2 months
6 months	GP	The same as at 2 months
12-15 months	GP	MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine and a HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) booster is administered
4-5 years	GP or school	4 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio) plus MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)
11-14 years	GP or school	Td (tetanus and low-dose diphtheria)

Children who were born between 2 September 2006 and 30 June 2008 will also be called for a vaccine against Pneumococcal Disease:

Date of birth	Number of doses needed	When to vaccinate
2 September 2006 to 31 July 2007	1	Before 31 January 2009
1 August 2007 to 29 February 2008	1	13 months of age
1 March 2008 to 30 June 2008	2	6 months and 13 months

Children born after 1 July 2008

Immunisation schedule for babies born on or after 1 July 2008 Age	Where	Vaccine
Birth	Hospital or clinic	BCG vaccination (a vaccine to protect against tuberculosis)
2 months	GP	6 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) and Hepatitis B is provided in one single injection) plus vaccine against Pneumococcal Disease in a separate injection.
4 months	GP	6 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) and Hepatitis B is provided in one single injection) plus vaccine against Meningococcal C in a separate injection.
6 months	GP	6 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis), polio, HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B) and Hepatitis B is provided in one single injection) plus vaccines against Meningococcal C and Pneumococcal Disease.
12 months	GP	MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine, plus vaccine against Pneumococcal Disease.
13 months	GP	Vaccine against Meningococcal C and HiB (Haemophilus Influenzae Type B).
4-5 years	GP or school	4 in 1 (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio), plus MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) (pdf) vaccine.
11-14 years	School	Td (tetanus and low-dose diphtheria).

School Booster Programme

At 4-5 years: The 4 in 1 vaccine (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and polio), plus MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) (pdf) is administered.
At 11-14 years: The Td (tetanus and low-dose diphtheria) vaccine is administered.
In counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Sligo, Monaghan, Meath, Louth and parts of north Dublin these booster vaccines are administered by your GP. You should contact your Local Health Office if you have any questions concerning the administration of these vaccines.

Links

For further information plesae contact the Citizens Information Phone Service on lo-call 1890 777 121 or the HSE National Immunisation Office and the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC)