Vaccine policy developments

Developments in Vaccine Policy and Practice from 1990

Year	Vaccine	Age
1990	Accelerated vaccination schedule GP target payments introduced	2, 3, 4 months
1992	Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib vaccine) Hib catch-up campaign	2, 3, 4 months Less than 4 years
1994	Measles-Rubella vaccine campaign Low dose diphtheria/tetanus booster	School children aged 15 to 16 years School leavers
1996	MMR second dose	Before school entry
1999	Meningococcal polysaccharide group C vaccine Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (MCC)	University entrants Less than 18 years
2000	Universal Hepatitis B antenatal screening	Pregnant women
2001	Acellular pertussis booster dose	Before school entry
2002	Meningococcal polysaccharide group C vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine for at-risk under 2 yr olds Combined tetanus/diphtheria vaccine (Td)	University students (20-24yrs) 2, 3 ,4 months School leavers
2003	Hib vaccine catch-up campaign background Hib vaccine catch-up campaign implementation	6 months to less than 4 years
2004	DTaP/IPV/Hib primary vaccine DTaP/IPV or dTaP/IPV booster dose Td/IPV Pneumococcal vaccine in revised at-risk groups	2, 3, 4 months Before school entry School leavers Less than 5 years
2005	BCG	Targeted
2006	Routine Pneumococcal vaccine Pneumococcal catch-up campaign Hib/MenC booster vaccine introduced	2, 4, 13 months Less than 2 years 12 months
2007	Hib vaccine catch-up campaign	Children aged 2 to less than 5 years
2008	HPV vaccine HPV catch-up campaign MMR catch-up campaign	Girls aged 12/13 years Girls aged 13 to 18 years 13 months to 18 years

Last reviewed: 31 May 2011