What does the NHS recommend?
Babies should receive their first injections at eight weeks, then at 12 weeks, 16 weeks and one year. Vaccinations are offered free through GPs.
At eight weeks, children are offered a 6-in-1 vaccine protecting them against diphtheria, hepatitis B, hib (Haemophilus influenzae type B), polio, tetanus and whooping cough. At that stage they have three other vaccines, including one for infections that can lead to pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis.
At 12 weeks children receive the second dose of their 6-in-1 vaccine; the third dose comes four weeks later. At that point they also have second doses for the PCV vaccine and for meningitis.
At one year children receive more vaccines including the MMR, which protects against measles, mumps and