Babies eight weeks to 18 months
Find information about the vaccines babies aged eight weeks to 18 months need to stay protected.
Babies eight weeks to 18 months
Where to have the vaccines
Your child(ren) will receive these from your GP practice. If you do not receive an invite please phone your practice.
The six-in-one vaccine
Introduced in 2017, the six-in-one vaccine is given to babies in England to protect against six serious diseases:
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Whooping cough (Pertussis)
- Polio
- Hib disease (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
- Hepatitis B
It's given when they're eight weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks and 18-months-old.
Eight weeks old
- 6-in-1 vaccine, first dose.
- Rotavirus vaccine, first dose.
- MenB vaccine, first dose.
12-weeks-old
- 6-in-1 vaccine, second dose.
- MenB vaccine, second dose.
- Rotavirus vaccine, second dose.
16-weeks-old
- 6-in-1 vaccine, third dose.
- Pneumococcal vaccine, first dose.
One-year-old
- MMRV vaccine, first dose for children born after 1 January 2025.
- Pneumococcal vaccine, second dose.
- MenB vaccine, third dose.
18-months-old
- 6-in-1 vaccine, fourth dose for children born on or after 1 July 2024.
- MMRV vaccine: Second dose.
Clinically vulnerable
Children aged six months to four-years-old, who are at increased risk from Covid-19, can have a Covid-19 vaccine. Local NHS services (such as your GP practice) will invite eligible children for their vaccinations and arrange their appointments.
The BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine is given to babies and young children who are at higher risk of getting tuberculosis (TB). Watch this short video to find out more.