6-in-1 vaccine
The 6-in-1 vaccine is 1 of the first vaccines your baby will have and is given when they are 8, 12 and 16 weeks old at your GP surgery.
It's given as a single injection in the thigh to protect your baby against 6 serious childhood conditions:
- diphtheria
- hepatitis B
- Hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
- polio
- tetanus
- whooping cough (pertussis)
Your baby needs 3 doses to make sure they develop strong immunity to the conditions. Every time another dose of the vaccine is given, your baby's immunity increases.
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