✦ Vaccinations

Vaccinations & Immunisation Schedule

Every dose, every age, one place — plus the certificates that follow your child from school admissions to university abroad.

Immunisation schedule

AgeVaccine(s)Notes
BirthBCG — Tuberculosis protection
OPV-0 — Oral Polio Vaccine
Hepatitis B-1 — First dose
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6, 10 & 14 weeksDTwP / DTaP — Diphtheria, tetanus & pertussis (3 doses)
IPV — Inactivated Polio Vaccine (3 doses)
Hib — Haemophilus influenzae type b (3 doses)
Hepatitis B-2 — Second dose (at 6 weeks)
Rotavirus — dosing per brand
PCV — Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (3 primary doses)
Rotavirus dose count depends on the specific brand used. With a 3-dose brand, the third dose is given at 5 months. Any PCV brand — Prevenar or Pneubevax 14 — follows the same schedule
6 monthsHepatitis B-3 — Third dose
Influenza — First dose
In the first year only, a second influenza dose follows 4 weeks later, at 7 months. Annual from then on
9 monthsMMR-1 — Measles, mumps & rubella (first dose)
Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) — Primary dose
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12 monthsHepatitis A — First dose
Varicella — First dose (chickenpox)
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15 monthsMMR-2
Varicella-2 — chickenpox, second dose
PCV booster
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18 monthsDTwP / DTaP booster-1
IPV booster
Hib booster
Hepatitis A-2 — Second dose
OPV booster
Hepatitis A-2 falls 6 months after the first dose. The OPV booster may be given any time between 16 and 24 months
4 yearsTyphoid booster—
4½ yearsDTwP / DTaP booster-2
IPV booster-2
MMR-3
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10 yearsTdap
HPV — Dose 1
HPV — Dose 2, six months later
A third HPV dose is needed only where the course starts late. The doctor will guide and advise you through this at the time of consultation
After 10 yearsTd — Tetanus & diphtheriaEvery 10 years, for life

● Reviewed and approved by Dr. Neeta Nathani.

Optional vaccines

Not part of the routine schedule. We’ll tell you whether your child actually needs one — it usually depends on where you live, where you’re travelling, and your child’s own risk.

VaccineWho it’s usually forNotes
MeningococcalTravel (including Hajj/Umrah), outbreak situations, certain university requirements abroad, and children with specific risk conditionsAge and dose count depend on the vaccine used — ask us
Japanese Encephalitis (JE)Any child from 9 months — there is no upper age limit. Worth asking us about, whether or not you are travellingTwo doses, the second 28 days after the first. We decide it with you at the visit

Adult vaccine schedule

Vaccination visits aren’t only for children. Parents, grandparents, travellers and university-bound students are all welcome — and certificates are prepared the same way.

VaccineWhoNotes
Td / TdapAll adultsBooster every 10 years; Tdap once, and in each pregnancy
InfluenzaAll adults, especially 60+, pregnancy, and chronic illnessAnnually
Hepatitis BAdults not vaccinated in childhood; healthcare workers3 doses
Hepatitis ANon-immune adults, travellers, chronic liver disease2 doses, the second 6 months after the first
MMRAdults without documented immunity; women planning pregnancyNot in pregnancy
Varicella (chickenpox)Adults who have never had chickenpox or the vaccine2 doses
HPVYoung adults, per current advisoryDose count depends on age at first dose
TyphoidAdults at risk, travellersOne dose of the conjugate vaccine. No repeat
PneumococcalAdults from 50 years, and younger adults with chronic illnessPneumo 20 (PCV 20): one dose at 50 years. Younger adults on the doctor’s advice
ShinglesAdults from 50 yearsShingrix — 2 doses, 2 to 6 months apart
RabiesBefore exposure: at-risk travel, and anyone regularly around animals.
After a bite or scratch: anyone, at any age
Before exposure: 3 doses — days 0, 7 and 28.
After exposure: days 0, 3, 7, 14 and 28. If already vaccinated, days 0 and 3 only
Travel vaccinesAnyone travelling — meningococcal, yellow fever, rabies, JE as requiredTell us the destination and date; some need lead time

📄 School & travel certificates

We prepare vaccination certificates for school admissions, travel, and international university requirements — for children and adults.

☁️ Your records live in the cloud

Every vaccination your child has with us is saved securely in the cloud — so the record can be sent to you, to a school, or to a doctor anywhere in the world, whenever you need it. Nothing depends on a booklet you have to remember to carry.

🌍 Adults & travellers welcome

Vaccination visits aren’t just for children — university-bound students and travellers can come in for certificate updates too.

Not sure what your child is due for?

Call or WhatsApp us with your child’s age and last vaccination date — we’ll tell you exactly what’s next.