Baby, pre-school and childhood vaccinations

​​​​​​​Routine childhood vaccinations

Your child will be offered a range of vaccinations throughout their childhood from the age of 8 weeks, to protect them against serious and potentially deadly diseases. Vaccinations are safe and extremely effective.

Find out more about vaccinations a​nd why it's important to protect your child by watching these short videos.

Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself

​​Baby and pre-school vaccinations​

Baby and pre-school vaccinations are due from when your child is 8 weeks old to when they start school. Over 95% of parents protect their child by ensuring they have these vaccinations.

Your GP or Practice Nurse gives baby and pre-school vaccinations at your doctor’s surgery. These visits are free.

If your child was born in Jersey, you'll get a reminder letter in the post when their 8-week vaccinations are due.

Vaccination programme

The tables below show the age when yo​ur child will be offered their baby and pre-school vaccinations,​ and the diseases your child will be protected against.

Vaccination doses and schedule timings change in Jersey (as in the UK) to reflect updated evidence and national guidance.

Beloware 2 tables showing the schedules effective from 1 July 2025, for children born before 1 July 2024 and for those born on or after July 2024.

Children born before 1 July 2024

Children born on or after 1 July 2024 ​

After your baby has their MenB vaccine at 8 weeks and 12 weeks, it's recommended you give them infant paracetamol. Your GP will provide information about paracetamol at your vaccination appointment. Follow the instructions for the correct dose.

These vaccinations are routinely given together at one year old. Some GPs choose to administer these vaccinations over 2 consultations. That means that your GP gives: 

• ​2 injections at one year old
• 2 injections at 13 months old

Vaccine ingredients on the University of Oxford Vaccine Group website

Children and the flu vaccine​

Baby six-week developmental check

School vaccinations

Children born outside Jersey

You should register with a GP as soon as you arrive in Jersey. This will help ensure you get a reminder letter when your child's vaccinations​ are due.

If you've been on the Island less than 6 months, and don't have a health card, you may have to pay the health insurance contribution (up to £20.28). Check with your GP. It's important you don't delay getting your child protected.

Doctors (GPs) fees, prescriptions and health cards

Changing your address

If you change address, you need to let us know so we can make sure future reminders are sent to your new address. You need to inform:

• your GP and Health Visitor
• your child's school (if your child is of school age)
• the Immunisation Team​

NHS England website

We run our Jersey vaccination schedule along similar lines to NHS England. 

You can find more information about the diseases the different vaccines that protect against them, and when to have them on the NHS web​site.

NHS vaccinations and when t​o have them - NHS​