Now your baby is four months old, it is recommended they have three vaccines. These include a combined vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), Hib, polio and hepatitis B; a vaccine that protects against pneumococcal disease; and a vaccine that protects against rotavirus.  

When your baby is six months old, it is recommended they have another dose of the combined vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), Hib, polio and hepatitis B. It is also recommended that your baby gets an influenza vaccine before the influenza season. Influenza vaccines are free for all children aged six months to under five years, and can be given at the same time as age-specific vaccines. 

Now that your child is 12 months old, it is recommended they have three vaccines. These include a vaccine that protects against meningococcal disease; a vaccine that protects against pneumococcal disease; and a combined vaccine that protects against measles, mumps and rubella. It is also recommended that your child gets an influenza vaccine every year before the influenza season. Influenza vaccines are free for all children aged six months to under five years and can be given at the same time as age-specific vaccines. 

When your child is 18 months old, it is recommended that they get three vaccines. These include a combined vaccine that protects against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox); a combined vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough); and a vaccine that protects against Hib. It is also recommended that your child gets an influenza vaccine every year before the influenza season. Influenza vaccines are free for all children aged six months to under five years and can be given at the same time as age-specific vaccines. 

Now your child is four years old, it is recommended that your child has another dose of the combined vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and polio. It is also recommended that your child gets an influenza vaccine every year before the influenza season. Influenza vaccines are free for all children aged six months to under five years and can be given at the same time as age-specific vaccines. 

If your child is six months or older, it is recommended they get an influenza vaccine every year. Influenza vaccines are free for all children from six months up to five years, and are the best way to protect your child against influenza, sometimes called ‘the flu’.