Baby and child

To improve individual and community-level protection, the UK vaccination schedule is under constant review.

Adjustments are always needed due to:

• changes to the epidemiology of infectious diseases
• availability of vaccines

Both of these factors meant that changes have been made from 1 July 2025 to the:

• routine childhood vaccination schedule
• selective hepatitis B vaccination programme

Due to the discontinuation the Menitorix (Hib/MenC) vaccine, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has undertaken a review of the national childhood immunisation schedule.

It has advised on a number of changes.

View the:

• CMO(2025)07 letter
• JCVI statement on changes to the childhood immunisation schedule

Vaccinations for babies

The vaccines offered to babies at 8 weeks are:

• 6-in-1 vaccine
• MenB vaccine
• Rotavirus vaccine

The vaccines offered to babies at 12 weeks  are:

• 6-in-1 vaccine
• Rotavirus vaccine
• MenB vaccine

The vaccines offered to babies at 16 weeks are:

• 6-in-1 vaccine
• Pneumococcal vaccine

The vaccines offered to babies at 12 to 13 months (within a month of their first birthday):

• MenB vaccine
• MMR vaccine
• Pneumococcal vaccine

From 1 January 2026, a new routine appointment will be offered to all children in Scotland when they turn 18 months.

Children born on or after 1 July 2024 will be offered the following vaccines at 18 months:

• 6-in-1 vaccine
• MMR vaccine

You can find more information about when to immunise babies is on NHS inform.

View the JCVI statement on changes to the childhood immunisation schedule. 

Vaccinations for children

The vaccine offered annually to children from 2 years old to the end of secondary school is:

• Child flu vaccine

The vaccines offered to children from 3 years and 4 months are:

• 4-in-1 vaccine

From 1 January 2026, children born on or after 1 July 2024 will be offered their second dose of MMR when they attend the new routine 18-month appointment.

Children aged 18 months to 3 years 4 months on 1 January 2026 (born on or before 30 June 2024) will remain on the current schedule and be offered their second dose of MMR at 3 years 4 months.

Children who missed out on either dose should be offered the MMR vaccine as soon as possible. It can be given at any age.

Resources

Resources are available for health professionals and the third sector.

This includes:

• Flu vaccine resources 
• childhood immunisation resources

Healthcare staff can find education resources about immunisations on TURAS.