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Baby's first vaccinations: schedule and visit checks
Find your country's schedule, prepare for the visit and know what to watch for afterwards.
Find your schedule (5)
- Ask your doctor or clinic for the schedule where you live
- Keep the record card or app, and bring it each time
- Put each due date in your calendar
- Missed one? Ask the clinic about catching up. Do not just skip it
- Moving abroad? Take the record and ask how it fits the new schedule
UK ages (3)
- 8, 12 and 16 weeks: first three rounds6-in-1 at all three. Rotavirus and MenB at 8 and 12 weeks. Pneumococcal at 16 weeks.Open
- 1 year: next roundMMRV, pneumococcal and MenB.
- 18 months and 2 years: later doses and the yearly flu vaccineThe exact doses depend on the date of birth. Check the NHS list.
India ages (3)
- Birth: BCG, OPV and hepatitis BOpen
- 6, 10 and 14 weeks: pentavalent and OPV, plus others at some visitsThe national list also has rotavirus, fractional IPV and PCV.
- 9-12 months: MR, plus othersPCV booster and, in some areas, JE. Check the newest list with your clinic.
US (2)
- Ask your paediatrician which schedule they followThe CDC schedule changed in 2026 and went to court, so check what is current. The AAP publishes its own.Open
- Ask what your insurance or the Vaccines for Children programme covers
On the day (5)
- Tell them if your baby is unwell, or has a past reaction or allergy
- Bring the record, a spare nappy and a feed
- Dress your baby so that their thigh is easy to reach
- Hold and feed your baby during or just after the jab
- Ask which vaccines were given and when the next ones are due
Afterwards (5)
- Some soreness, fussiness or mild fever is common
- Offer feeds and extra cuddles
- Ask your clinic what to give for fever, and follow the packet
- Worried, or a high temperature? Call your doctor
- Trouble breathing, swollen face or collapse: call your emergency number
Written from www.nhs.uk
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