Guidance

A visual guide to vaccines for the routine vaccination programme

Updated 13 December 2023

Vaccines used in the UK routine immunisation schedule

Infanrix hexa and Vaxelis
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Infanrix hexa (GSK) or Vaxelis (Sanofi Pasteur) Hexavalent vaccine DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and hepatitis B 8, 12 and 16 weeks
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Prevenar 13 (Pfizer) PCV Pneumococcal (13 serotypes) 12 weeks and 1 year
Bexsero
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Bexsero (GSK) MenB Meningococcal group B 8 weeks, 16 weeks and 1 year
Rotarix
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Rotarix (GSK) Rotavirus (oral) Rotavirus gastroenteritis 8 weeks and 12 weeks
Menitorix
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Menitorix (GSK) Hib/MenC Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningococcal group C 1 year
MMRvaxPro or Priorix
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
MMRvaxPro (MSD) or Priorix (GSK) MMR Measles, mumps and rubella 1 year and 3 years 4 months
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Fluenz Tetra (AstraZeneca) LAIV (nasal) Influenza Eligible paediatric age groups [footnote 1]
Boostrix-IPV
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Boostrix-IPV (GSK) dTaP/IPV Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio 3 years 4 months; and pregnant women from 16 weeks gestation
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Gardasil 9 (MSD) HPV Cancers and genital warts caused by specific human papillomavirus (HPV) types Boys and girls aged 12 to 13 years (school Year 8)
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Revaxis (Sanofi Pasteur) Td/IPV Tetanus, diphtheria and polio 14 years (school Year 9)
Nimenrix
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Nimenrix (Pfizer) MenACWY Meningococcal groups A, C, W and Y 14 years (school Year 9)
Pneumovax 23
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Pneumovax 23 (MSD) PPV Pneumococcal (23 serotypes) 65 years (and certain at-risk groups) [footnote 2]
Zostavax
Vaccine trade name, manufacturer, abbreviation Disease(s) protected against Age due
Zostavax (MSD) [Shingrix (GSK) – only for those contra-indicated to Zostavax] Shingles Shingles 70 years

Images of inactivated influenza vaccines are not shown as several different products are available.

Full details of the routine immunisation schedule are available

  1. See annual flu letter for eligible age groups 

  2. See the Green Book