Isle of Man vaccination programme
Manx Care is running a measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine catch-up programme for:
- All children aged 12 months to five years if they have not received a first or second dose of the MMR vaccine - you can check this information in your child’s Red Book
- Children and young people aged six years to 25 years who have missed their MMR vaccine
Find out more - Manx Care and Public Health launch catch-up campaign for missed MMR
Quicklinks
- Immunisation schedules
- Vaccines given to babies, children and young people
- Children and young people 2 to 15 years
- Students attending Colleges or Universities
- Vaccines given to Adults
- Pregnancy
- Vaccines given to people at-risk
- Patient Information Leaflets (PILs)
- Reporting side effects
- Supporting information
Immunisation Schedules
Routine childhood immunisation schedule (PDF)
September 2023
Also visit: NHS vaccinations and when to have them (nhs.uk)
Vaccines given to babies, children and young people
Your baby can still have their vaccinations if:
- they have a minor illness without a high temperature – such as a cold
- they have allergies, asthma, eczema or food intolerances
- they were born prematurely
Premature babies
Childhood immunisation: quick guide for parents of premature babies (PDF)
13 December 2019
It's really important that premature babies still have their vaccinations from 8 weeks old. They may be at higher risk of catching infections if you wait.
It may seem very early to give a vaccination to such a tiny baby. But many scientific studies have shown that it's a good time to give them vaccines.
Babies up to 13 month of age
Immunisations: A guide to immunisation for babies up to 13 months of age
January 2024
Babies up to 13 months old | |
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Age | Vaccines |
8 weeks | |
12 weeks |
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16 weeks |
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1 year |
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Your child’s first immunisation is due at eight weeks of age. Make an appointment by contacting your GP surgery. All childhood immunisations are free.
For further guidance visit:
NHS vaccinations and when to have them (nhs.uk)
Vaccinations & Immunisations | Baby | Start4Life (nhs.uk)
For details on the island’s Children’s and Families Health Visiting and School Nursing services visit: Isle of Man Government - Integrated Women, Children and Families Service.
Children and young people 2 to 15 years
Pre-school children: From 2 years until starting primary school
A guide to immunisation for pre-school
January 2024
Young people: School years 7 to 13
Immunisations for young people (PDF)
January 2024
Children aged 2 to 15 | |
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Age | Vaccines |
2 to 16 years | Flu vaccine (nhs.uk) (every year) Visit: gov.im/flu for local programme delivery |
3 years and 4 months |
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12 to 13 years | HPV vaccine (nhs.uk) Visit: gov.im/hpv for local programme delivery |
14 years |
Students attending colleges or universities
Any university student born on or after 1 September 1996 who was eligible but missed their teenage MenACWY vaccine can still have the vaccine up to their 25th birthday.
Students going to university or college for the first time, including overseas and mature students, who have not yet had the MenACWY vaccine remain eligible, as freshers (first-year students), up to their 25th birthday.
Students should contact their GP to have the MenACWY vaccine before starting university or college. If that's not possible, they should have it as soon as they can after they begin university.
Find out if you can have the MenACWY vaccine with the Meningitis Research Foundation's eligibility checker (meningitis.org).
For further guidance visit: MenACWY vaccine (nhs.uk).
Vaccines given to adults
Adults | |
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Age | Vaccines |
65 years | Pneumococcal (PPV) vaccine (nhs.uk) |
65 years (and every year after) | Flu vaccine (nhs.uk) Visit: gov.im/flu for local programme delivery |
70 years |
Pregnancy
Recommended vaccinations
Pregnant women should have the:
- Flu vaccine - at any stage in your pregnancy to get ready for flu season
(October to March) - Whooping cough vaccine - from week 16 of each pregnancy
- Coronavirus vaccine – at any stage in your pregnancy
Also see: Vaccinations in pregnancy (nhs.uk) and Keeping well in pregnancy (nhs.uk).
Vaccines given to people at-risk
BCG (TB) vaccine
- BCG vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) overview (nhs.uk)
- BCG (TB) vaccine side effects (nhs.uk)
- BCG vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) FAQs (nhs.uk)
- Who should have the BCG (TB) vaccine? (nhs.uk)
Hepatitis B vaccine
Chickenpox vaccine
- Chickenpox vaccine overview (nhs.uk)
- Chickenpox vaccine side effects (nhs.uk)
- Chickenpox vaccine FAQs (nhs.uk)
- Who should have the chickenpox vaccine? (nhs.uk)
COVID-19
Patient Information Leaflets (PILs)
For babies and up to 13 months
- The DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB vaccine is called Infanrix hexa - read its patient infomation leaflet
- The Meningitis B vaccine is called Bexsero - read its patient infomation leaflet
- The pneumococcal vaccine for infants is called Prevenar 13 - read its patient infomation leaflet
- The rotavirus vaccine is called Rotarix - read its patient infomation leaflet
- The Hib/MenC vaccine is called Mentorix - read its patient infomation leaflet
- MMRVAXPRO - read its patient infomation leaflet
- Priorix - read its patient infomation leaflet
- The BCG vaccine is called BCG Vaccine AJV - read its patient infomation leaflet
- Engerix - read its patient infomation leaflet
- HBVAXPRO - read its patient infomation leaflet
For pre-school – 2 to 5 years
- Infanrix IPV
- Repevax
- Priorix
- MMRVaxpro
- The nasal flu vaccine is called Fluenz tetra - read its patient information leaflet
For young people – years 7 to 13
- The HPV vaccine is called Gardasil - read its patient information leaflet
- The teenage booster vaccine is called Revaxis - read its patient information leaflet
- Nimenrix
- MenVeo
Reporting side effects
You can report any suspected side effects of vaccines and medicines through the Yellow Card scheme online; by calling 0800 731 6789; or registering and downloading the Yellow Card app.
MHRA regular reports
The MHRA Weekly report covering adverse reactions to approved COVID-19 vaccines are published regularly.
Supporting information
History of Vaccines from 1796 to 2019
Timeline showing the development and introduction of vaccines in the UK (gov.uk)
Guidance on vaccines
Vaccinations and When to have them (nhs.uk)
What to expect after vaccinations (PDF) - also available in other languages
18 December 2019
Use of human and animal products in vaccines (gov.uk)
13 March 2023
Splenectomy: leaflet and card (gov.uk)
9 March 2022
UK Vaccine Update Newsletters
Latest news and subscription opt-in link (gov.uk)
Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI)
About JCVI and latest minutes (gov.uk)
Green Book
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Attitudes survey
Regular surveys are undertaken by Public Health England to understand parental knowledge and attitudes towards the immunisation programme to inform the planning of the childhood immunisation programme.
Childhood immunisation: parental attitudes survey 2022 (gov.uk)
Childhood immunisation: parental attitudes survey 2018 (gov.uk)
As the information on this programme continues to change please check regularly for updates or changes to the programme information displayed above.
The Isle of Man Immunisation Committee has adapted the information supplied by JCVI and UK Health Security Agency for the delivery of the Isle of Man Vaccination programme and this has been sourced from Collection Immunisation - Information for immunisation practitioners and other health professionals (gov.uk).
Updated March 2024