We are able to vaccinate your children according to the national vaccination schedules of the United Kingdom, USA and most other countries as necessary.
We follow the guidelines recommended by The Department of Health. The recommended schedules are outlined below. You can visit the DoH information on child vaccinations here.
8 Weeks
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) – 1 Injection
Meningococcal B (MenB) – 1 Injection
Rotavirus – 1 Injection
12 Weeks
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) – 1 Injection
Rotavirus – 1 Oral application
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) – 1 Injection
16 Weeks
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib and hepatitis B (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) – 1 Injection
Meningococcal B (MenB) – 1 Injection
12 Months (on or after the child’s first birthday)
Hib/MenC – 1 Injection
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13)- 1 Injection
Meningococcal B (MenB) – 1 Injection
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) – 1 Injection
Eligible Pediatric Age Groups
Live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) – Nasal spray, single application in each nostril
3 Years 4 Months – 5 Years
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (dTaP/IPV) – 1 Injection
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) – 1 Injection
12-13 Years
Human papillomavirus (HPV) – Course of two injections at least six months apart
14 Years (School Year 9)
Tetanus, diphtheria and polio (Td/IPV) – 1 Injection
Meningococcal ACWY conjugate (MenACWY) – 1 Injection
14 Years
Gardasil For girls only after 14 years
(HPV – 2 doses over 6-12 months)
Birth
Hepatitis B – 1 Injection
2 Months
2nd Hepatitis B – 1 Injection
1st Rotavirus – 1 Injection
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) 1 Injection
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) 1 Injection
Polio –1 Injection
1st Pneumococcal –1 Injection
4 Months
2nd Rotavirus – 1 Injection
2nd Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) 1 Injection
2nd Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) 1 Injection
2nd Polio –1 Injection
2nd Pneumococcal –1 Injection
6 Months
3rd Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) 1 Injection
3rd Pneumococcal –1 Injection
6 – 15 Months
3rd Hepatitis B –1 Injection
3rd Polio –1 Injection
12 – 15 Months
3rd Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) – 1 Injection
4th Pneumococcal –1 Injection
1st Measles, Mumps Rubella (MMR) –1 Injection
1st Varicella (VAR) –1 Injection
Hepatitis A (HepA) – 2 dose series
18 – 23 Months
4th Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) – 1 Injection
Hepatitis A – 2 dose series
4 – 6 Years
5th Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) –1 Injection
4th Polio –1 Injection
2nd Measles, Mumps and Rubella –1 Injection
1st Varicella (VAR) –1 Injection
11 – 12 Years
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough) – 1 Injection
1st Meningococcal – 1 Injection
HPV – 3 doses over 6 months
16 Years
2nd Meningococcal – 1 Injection
Many of our patients choose to have their children vaccinated through the NHS but we are happy to provide these vaccines and those unavailable on the NHS as follows.
Gardasil – HPV Vaccine
At The Brook Surgery we offer Gardasil injection to all teenagers around the ages of 13-15 years. It is given as a course of three separate injections over a six month period. It protects against four different strains of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) protecting against both those associated with Cervical Cancer and genital warts. There is a national programme of vaccination with an alternative vaccine Cervarix which protects only against two strains of HPV associated with Cervical Cancer.
Gardasil is increasingly being used to target other Cancers associated with HPV in certain other groups. For more information please contact a clinical member of staff.
Chickenpox
Chickenpox vaccine is a routine part of the immunisation schedule in some countries including the US. It is given as two separate vaccines at least eight weeks apart. It is licensed over 1 year of age and it is a live vaccine which needs to be administered together with or two months after the MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) vaccine.
Meningitis B – Bexsero
This new vaccine has been licensed and available in the UK since early 2014. It protects against the aggressive Meningitis B which accounts for 90% of meningoccocal meningitis in the UK, and is responsible for more deaths in under 5’s than any other infectious disease. There is a further peak of cases in the late teens and we recommend this vaccine to all children.
The vaccines are licensed from 2 months of age, with a schedule of three vaccines given 2 months apart under 6 months of age, or two vaccines 2 months apart over 6 months of age. Both groups require a booster 1-2 years later.
For more information visit www.immunisation.nhs.uk
