Vaccines Schedules

Browse our page to find out when to receive your follow-up vaccine doses, ensuring you maintain or extend your protection effectively.

To achieve full protection, it's recommended to complete all follow-up doses in the vaccination programme. Each subsequent dose builds on the initial vaccine, enhancing your immune response. Following the prescribed schedule ensures you receive the maximum benefits of the vaccine for effective protection against the disease.

Age range Vaccine Brand Method of Administration Number of doses Interval Between doses Booster Requirement
From 6 years of age onwards Dukoral Oral 2 doses Minimum interval 1 week Maximum interval 6 weeks 2 years after 2nd dose if continuing risk
2-6 years Dukoral Oral 3 doses Minimum interval 1 week Maximum interval 6 weeks 6 months after 3rd dose if further risk of disease

If an interval of more than 6 weeks has elapsed between doses, then the course needs to be restarted.

Start taking Malarone 1-2 days before entering a malaria-endemic area. The tablet is taken daily, ideally at the same time each day, with food or a milky drink to enhance absorption. 

Continue taking the medication every day while in the risk area. Importantly, to ensure that any remaining parasites in the blood are eradicated, continue taking Malarone for 7 days after leaving the endemic region. 

This continuation after exposure is vital for the complete effectiveness of the prophylactic treatment. Missed doses significantly reduce protection effectiveness and should be avoided. If a dose is missed, take it as soon as remembered and resume the regular schedule. 

Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed one. Consulting with a healthcare provider for personalised advice is always recommended, especially for extended stays in endemic regions.

To ensure maximum protection against malaria, adhering to the Malarone tablet schedule is crucial. 

Age range Method of Administration Number of doses
From 12 months Injection 2 doses, second dose usually given before school entry but can be given any time from 18mths after the first dose

For travel, Department of Health advice the following schedule:

Age range Vaccine Brand Method of Administration Schedule Number of doses Booster
From Birth to 1 year* Menveo Only Intramuscular injection to the thigh First Dose Given Day 0

Second Dose Given One Month Later		 2 doses Unknown
From 1 years of age onwards. Menveo or Nimenrix Intramuscular injection to the deltoid muscle One Single Dose 1 dose Unknown

*Although the vaccine licence for Menveo is from 2 years, there is sufficient study data showing that the vaccine is safe and effective in babies under 1 year of age. Hence, the Department of Health recommends Menveo can be used from birth.

Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia

Single dose of Meningitis ACWY vaccine given 10 days prior to entry.

Booster doses

General Travellers-the requirement for booster doses for travellers and other at risk groups is currently not know. Clinical study data shows protection lasts for around 5 years following one dose of the ACWY conjugated vaccine.

Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia-For Hajj/Umrah certificate/visa requirements, it is accepted that the vaccine lasts for 5 years (certificate should state conjugate vaccine used). Therefore, further booster would be needed if contemplating pilgrimage after this time period. However, if there is uncertainty as to whether a conjugated vaccine was administererd or ACWY Vax (GSK vaccine) was given, then the validity would be 3 years.

Age at first dose Method of Administration Number of doses Interval Between Doses Booster Requirement
2-5 months Intramuscular injection to the thigh 3 doses At least 1 month between each dose Yes-One further dose given at 12-15 months of age
6-11 months Intramuscular injection to the thigh 2 doses At least 2 months between doses Yes-One further dose given in 2nd year of life, at least 2 months after 2nd dose.
12-23 months Intramuscular injection to the thigh or deltoid muscle 2 doses At least 2 months between doses Yes-One further dose given 1-2 years after the 2nd dose
2-10 years of age Intramuscular injection to the deltoid muscle 2 doses At least 1 month between each dose Unknown
Over 11 years of age Intramuscular injection to the deltoid muscle 2 doses At least 1 month between each dose Unknown
Age Dose Duration
Age of 5 and over 0.1mls single dose Left Deltoid Intradermal Life

The vaccine is administered into the skin of the upper arm, normally the left side.

There is no need for further doses of the BCG vaccine- it should be given only once in a lifetime.

The vaccine is administered as a booster dose only for individuals who have had the full course of 3  doses of the vaccine during childhood or had prior infection with whooping cough.

It is a single booster dose, which confers immunity for approximately  10 yrs.

Booster Doses

Further doses of the vaccine can be given at 10 years if required. It is given intramuscularly.