KidManual

Where the vaccines are up to

Enter a birthday to see what should be done and what is next. Your community health record is the authority; local schedules vary.

This page is a reference table, not a tool

For booking slots, checking clinic stock and holding the digital record, use the immunisation platform your local clinics are connected to. Those features need a live link to the clinic system and a website cannot provide them. What this page is for is knowing in advance what the next dose is and which self-paid vaccines are worth it, before you go.

Your official immunisation record is the authority; local schedules vary.

  1. Within 24 hours of birth

    • Hepatitis BDose 1National programme (free)

      The sooner the better, ideally within 12 hours

    • BCG1 doseNational programme (free)

      Prevents severe TB. A pustule and scab at the site is a normal reaction

  2. 1 month

    • Hepatitis BDose 2National programme (free)

  3. 2 months

    • Inactivated polio (IPV)Dose 1National programme (free)

    • PCV13Dose 1Self-paid

      Self-paid, and there is an age window — miss it and it cannot be given. Plan ahead

    • RotavirusDose 1Self-paid

      Self-paid, oral. Prevents severe infant diarrhoea

  4. 3 months

    • Inactivated polio (IPV)Dose 2National programme (free)

    • DTaPDose 1National programme (free)

      Mild fever afterwards is common and usually settles within 48 hours

  5. 4 months

    • Oral polio (bOPV)Dose 3National programme (free)

      Oral

    • DTaPDose 2National programme (free)

  6. 5 months

    • DTaPDose 3National programme (free)

  7. 6 months

    • Hepatitis BDose 3National programme (free)

      Completes the series

    • Meningococcal ADose 1National programme (free)

    • InfluenzaAnnualSelf-paid

      Self-paid. Two doses four weeks apart in the first year, then annually each autumn

  8. 8 months

    • MMRDose 1National programme (free)

      A rash or fever 5-12 days later is a normal reaction

    • Japanese encephalitis (live)Dose 1National programme (free)

  9. 12 months

    • Meningococcal ADose 2National programme (free)

    • VaricellaDose 1Self-paid

      Self-paid, though some regions now include it

  10. 18 months

    • Hepatitis A (live)1 doseNational programme (free)

      The inactivated version requires two doses

    • DTaPDose 4National programme (free)

    • MMRDose 2National programme (free)

  11. 2 years

    • Japanese encephalitis (live)Dose 2National programme (free)

      Schedules vary by region

  12. 3 years

    • Meningococcal ACDose 1National programme (free)

  13. 4 years

    • VaricellaDose 2Self-paid

      Self-paid. Two doses protect notably better than one

    • Oral polio (bOPV)Dose 4National programme (free)

  14. 6 years

    • Meningococcal ACDose 2National programme (free)

    • DT booster1 doseNational programme (free)

      Before starting school

Worth knowing

  • 01PCV13 has a strict starting-age window. Miss it and it cannot be given, so book ahead
  • 02A mild fever or local swelling in the first 24-48 hours is a normal reaction. Beyond 48 hours, or with a listless child, see a doctor
  • 03Postpone during a fever or acute illness. A mild cold without fever usually does not matter
  • 04Self-paid does not mean optional extra. Varicella, influenza and pneumococcal all carry real value

This is general reference material. It does not replace advice from your doctor. Sources: WHO Child Growth Standards, China Dietary Guidelines (2022), China National Immunization Program schedule (2021), CDC developmental milestones.

This is general reference material. It does not replace advice from your doctor.