Baby and child

There are routine immunisations available for babies and children in Scotland.

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
• Pneumococcal vaccine

The vaccines offered to babies at 16 weeks are:

• 6-in-1 vaccine
• MenB vaccine

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

• Hib/MenC vaccine
• MenB vaccine
• MMR vaccine
• Pneumococcal vaccine

More information about when to immunise babies is on NHS inform.

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
• MMR vaccine

Resources

Resources are available for health professionals and the third sector.

This includes:

• COVID-19 vaccine resources to support children 
• Flu vaccine resources 
• childhood immunisation resources

Healthcare staff can find education resources about immunisations on TURAS.