Vaccinations

This guide can help you understand the vaccines offered in the UK and when to have them. It also explains how they work and why they're safe and important.

There's separate information on travel vaccinations.

Why vaccination is safe and important

Includes how vaccines work, what they contain and the common side effects.

NHS vaccinations and when to have them

Includes a list of all the vaccines available on the NHS and who should have them.

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Advice for parents

Your child's appointment

• Booking your child's vaccination appointment
• Vaccination tips for parents

About vaccinations

• NHS vaccinations and when to have them
• Why vaccination is safe and important

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Vaccines given to babies under 1 year old

6-in-1 vaccine

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

Pneumococcal (PCV) vaccine

• Pneumococcal vaccine overview
• Pneumococcal vaccine side effects
• Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine?

MenB vaccine

• MenB vaccine overview
• MenB vaccine side effects
• Which babies should have the MenB vaccine?

Rotavirus vaccine

• Rotavirus vaccine overview
• Rotavirus vaccine side effects
• Rotavirus vaccine FAQs

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Vaccines given to children aged 1 to 15

Hib/MenC

• Hib/MenC vaccine overview
• Hib/MenC vaccine side effects
• Hib/MenC vaccine FAQs

MMR vaccine

• MMR vaccine overview
• MMR vaccine side effects
• MMR vaccine FAQs
• How the MMR vaccine is given
• Who should have the MMR vaccine?
• 'Why I chose to give my daughter the MMR jab'
• Measles outbreak: what to do
• Vaccination against mumps

Children's flu vaccine

• Children's flu vaccine overview
• Children's flu vaccine side effects
• Children's flu vaccine FAQs

4-in-1 preschool booster

• 4-in-1 pre-school booster overview
• 4-in-1 pre-school booster side effects

HPV vaccine

• HPV vaccine overview
• HPV vaccine side effects
• HPV vaccine safety
• How is the HPV vaccine given?
• Who should have the HPV vaccine?

3-in-1 teenage booster

• 3-in-1 teenage booster overview
• 3-in-1 teenage booster side effects
• 3-in-1 teenage booster FAQs

MenACWY vaccine

• MenACWY vaccine overview

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Vaccines given to adults

Pneumococcal (PPV) vaccine

• Pneumococcal vaccine overview
• Pneumococcal vaccine side effects
• Who should have the pneumococcal vaccine?

Flu vaccine

• Flu vaccine overview
• Flu vaccine side effects
• Flu vaccine FAQs
• Who should have the flu vaccine?
• Who should not have the flu vaccine?
• How the flu vaccine works

Shingles vaccine

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

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Vaccines given to people at-risk

BCG (TB) vaccine

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

Hepatitis B vaccine

• Hepatitis B vaccine overview

Chickenpox vaccine

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