Vaccinations

• All about vaccinations

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  • Leaflets

  • The NHS vaccination timeline

  • Vaccine myths

  • All in the past

  • Around the world

  • Vaccines save lives

  • Vaccine side effects

  • Risks and benefits

  • Is vaccination safe?

  • Vaccine ingredients

  • How vaccines work?
• NHS vaccinations schedule

  2 months

  • 6-in-1 vaccine
  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • Rotavirus vaccine
  • Men B vaccine

  3 months

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (2nd dose)
  • Rotavirus vaccine (2nd dose)

  4 months

  • 6-in-1 vaccine (3rd dose)
  • Pneumococcal vaccine (2nd dose)
  • Men B vaccine (2nd dose)

  12-13 months

  • MMR vaccine
  • Hib/Men C vaccine
  • Pneumococcal vaccine (3rd dose)
  • Men B vaccine (3rd dose)

  Children's annual flu vaccine

  • Children's annual flu vaccine

  3 years and 4 months

  • 4-in-1 pre-school booster
  • MMR vaccine (2nd dose)

  12-13 years

  • HPV vaccine

  13-18 years

  • 3-in-1 teenage booster vaccine
  • Men ACWY vaccine (teenagers and new university students under the age of 25)

  65 and over

  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • Flu vaccine (adults)

  70 years

  • Shingles vaccine

  Vaccines for ‘at-risk’ groups

  • BCG (TB) vaccine (birth to age 35)
  • Chickenpox vaccine (any age)
  • Flu vaccine (adults)
  • Flu vaccine (children)
  • Pneumococcal vaccine (2 years to 65 years)
  • Hepatitis B vaccine (birth onwards)
• Babies and toddlers

  Vaccine guidance

  • Why vaccinate your kids?
  • When to vaccinate your child?
  • Child vaccination appointment checklist
  • Can vaccines 'overload' a baby's immune system?
  • Vaccinating premature babies
  • Vaccine ingredients
  • Vaccine myths

  Vaccination tips

  • Vaccination tips for parents
  • Questions about kids' vaccines

  Vaccines for ‘at-risk’ babies and toddlers

  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • BCG (TB) Vaccine

  6-in-1 vaccine (2, 3 and 4 months)

  • 6-in-1 vaccine
  • 6-in-1 vaccine side effects

  Rotavirus vaccine (2 and 3 months)

  • Rotavirus vaccine
  • Rotavirus vaccine side effects
  • Rotavirus vaccine FAQs
  • Which babies should have the rotavirus vaccine?

  Pneumococcal vaccine (2, 4 and 12-13 months)

  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • How the pneumococcal vaccine works
  • Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine?
  • Why is the pneumococcal vaccine needed?
  • Pneumococcal vaccine side effects

  Men B Vaccine (2, 4 and 12 months)

  • Men B vaccine
  • Which babies should have the Men B vaccine?
  • Men B vaccine side effects

  Hib/Men C (12-13 months)

  • Hib/Men C
  • When is the Hib/Men C vaccine needed?
  • Hib/Men C side effects
  • Hib/Men C FAQs

  MMR vaccine (12-13 months)

  • MMR vaccine
  • How the MMR vaccine is given
  • Who should have the MMR vaccine?
  • MMR side effects
  • MMR vaccine FAQs
  • Measles outbreak: what to do

  Annual flu vaccine

  • Which children can have the flu vaccine?
  • Children's flu vaccine side effects
  • Children's flu vaccine FAQs

  Chickenpox vaccine (where advised)

  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • Who should have the chickenpox vaccine?
  • Chickenpox vaccine side effects
  • Chickenpox vaccine FAQs

  BCG (TB) vaccine (where advised)

  • BCG (TB) Vaccine
  • When is the BCG (TB) vaccine needed?
  • BCG (TB) vaccine side effects
  • BCG (TB) vaccine FAQs
• Children and teens

  Vaccination tips

  • Vaccine myths
  • Top 10 questions about childhood vaccinations

  MMR vaccine

  • Mumps vaccine for teenagers

  Vaccines for ‘at-risk’ children and teens

  • Children's flu vaccine
  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • BCG (TB) Vaccine

  Men ACWY vaccine (teenagers and new university students under the age of 25)

  • Men ACWY vaccine

  4-in-1 pre-school booster (40 months)

  • 4-in-1 children's pre-school booster
  • When is the 4-in-1 booster needed?
  • 4-in-1 booster side effects
  • 4-in-1 booster: FAQs

  MMR vaccine (40 months)

  • MMR vaccine
  • Who should have the MMR vaccine?
  • How the MMR vaccine is given?
  • MMR vaccine side effects
  • Measles outbreak: advice for parents
  • MMR vaccine FAQs

  Annual flu vaccine

  • Which children can have the flu vaccine?
  • Children's flu vaccine side effects
  • Children's flu vaccine FAQs

  HPV vaccine (12-13 years)

  • Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
  • Why is the HPV vaccine needed?
  • Who should have the HPV vaccine?
  • How is the HPV vaccine given?
  • HPV vaccine cautions
  • HPV vaccine side effects
  • HPV vaccine safety
  • HPV vaccination: parents' rights

  3-in-1 teenage booster (13-18 years)

  • 3-in-1 teenage booster
  • Which children should have the 3-in-1 teenage booster?
  • 3-in-1 teenage booster side effects
  • 3-in-1 teenage booster FAQs
• Adults

  Vaccines for ‘at-risk' people

  • The flu vaccine
  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • BCG (TB) Vaccine
  • Flu vaccine for pregnant women
  • Whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women
  • Hepatitis B vaccine
  • MMR for non-immune adults

  Vaccines for 65 and over

  • Pneumococcal PPV vaccine
  • Annual flu vaccine

  Vaccines for 70 and over

  • Shingles vaccine

  HPV for men who have sex with men

  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for men who have sex with men (MSM).

  Flu vaccine

  • Flu Vaccination
  • Who should have the flu vaccine?
  • Who shouldn't have the flu vaccine?
  • How the flu vaccine works
  • Flu vaccine side effects
  • Flu vaccine: FAQs

  Chickenpox vaccine

  • Chickenpox vaccine
  • Who should have the chickenpox vaccine?
  • Chickenpox vaccine side effects
  • Chickenpox vaccine: FAQs

  Pneumococcal vaccine

  • Pneumococcal vaccine
  • Why is the pneumococcal vaccine needed?
  • When is pneumococcal vaccine needed?
  • How the pneumococcal vaccine works
  • Pneumococcal vaccine side effects

  Hepatitis B vaccine

  • Hepatitis B vaccine

  Men ACWY vaccine (teenagers and new university students under the age of 25)

  • MenACWY vaccine

  Shingles vaccine

  • Who can have the shingles vaccine?
  • Shingles vaccine side effects
  • Shingles vaccine FAQs

  BCG (TB) vaccine (where advised)

  • BCG (TB) Vaccine
  • Who should have the BCG vaccine?
  • BCG vaccine side effects
  • BCG vaccine FAQs

Leaflets

General vaccine information

Routine Immunisation Schedule Wales from August 2018 *  English Only

Routine Childhood Immunisations from August 2018

What to expect after immunisation leaflet (2016)

Vaccines and Porcine Gelatine leaflet (2016)

A guide for People Without a Working Spleen (2016)

Childhood Immunisation Poster (2017)

Measles - The Facts* (2017)

Measles - Don't catch it poster (2017)

Have you had your MMR poster (2019)

Babies, toddlers and children

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Hib & Hepatitis B vaccine for babies and children (“6 in 1”) leaflet (2018)

Meningitis B - Protecting your baby against meningitis and septicaemia caused by meningococcal B bacteria leaflet (2017)

Rotavirus leaflet (2018)

MenC Vaccination Programme – Information for Parents flyer (2016)

Hib/Men C vaccine at 12-13 months leaflet (2016)

Pneumococcal vaccine for children under two years leaflet (2016)

Are you protected against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) leaflet (2018)

Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis and Polio vaccine for children before they start school (“4 in 1”) leaflet (2016)

Flu: Protect your child with a simple nasal spray (2018)

Children's flu vaccine 2 & 3 Year Old Poster (2018)

Children’s flu vaccine primary school poster (2018)

BCG Vaccine for babies and children (2018)

Teenagers and young adults

Protection Against Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio  (Teenage booster “3 in 1”) leaflet (2018)

Your Guide to the HPV vaccine leaflet (2018)

HPV poster (2014)

Protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia (2018)

Born between 01.09.96 and 31.08.99?  Meningitis Kills poster (2018)

Calling all University Freshers - Meningitis poster (2018)

Are you protected against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) leaflet (2018)

Adults

Pregnancy - How to protect you and your baby leaflet (2016)

Whooping Cough and Pregnancy poster (2016)

Flu – Catch it! Bin It! Kill It! Poster (2018)

Protect yourself against flu (2018)

Flu poster (2018)

Shingles vaccination for those aged 70 to 79 (2018)

Have you had your MMR poster (2019)

Other vaccines

Am I at risk of hepatitis? Leaflet* (2010)

 

Leaflets and posters marked with * are available to download only. All others can be ordered by emailing: health.info@wales.nhs.uk or telephone 029 2010 4650.

Last Updated: 01/04/2017 09:00:00