Guidance

Td/IPV (3-in-one) teenage vaccine: VGD template

Vaccine group direction (VGD) template to support delivery of the national vaccination programme for school age children from year 9.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 30 October 2026

Applies to England

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Td/IPV (3-in-one) vaccine: VGD template

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Details

This VGD template supports administration of the Td/IPV (3-in-one) vaccine to:

• children from Year 9
• manage cases and contacts of polio in outbreaks
• manage cases and contacts of diphtheria in outbreaks
• those who have been exposed to a tetanus-prone wound and who have unknown or incomplete tetanus vaccination status
• those travelling to areas where tetanus, diphtheria or polio protection is recommended in line with the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)

The Td/IPV VGD version 1.0 is valid from 4 December 2026 to 4 November 2029.

Practitioners must not use this template until it has been authorised in Section 2. This is a legal requirement (see Human Medicines Regulations)

This VGD template should be used with reference to current national guidance, the Green Book, and summary of product characteristics for the vaccine