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NZ Immunisation schedule

New Zealand Immunisation Schedule as of July 2017

The National Immunisation Schedule
Age	Diseases covered and vaccines
Pregnant women	Influenza 1 Injection annually, at any stage of pregnancy (Influvac®)
Pregnant women	Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis (whooping cough) 1 injection, between 28 and 38 weeks of pregnancy (Boostrix®)
6 weeks	Rotavirus (start first dose before 15 weeks) 1 oral vaccine (Rotarix®)
	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (Infanrix®-hexa)
	Pneumococcal 1 injection (Synflorix®)
3 months	Rotavirus (second dose must be given before 25 weeks) 1 oral vaccine (Rotarix®)
	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (Infanrix®-hexa)
	Pneumococcal 1 injection (Synflorix®)
5 months	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio/Hepatitis B/Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (Infanrix®-hexa)
5 months	Pneumococcal 1 injection (Synflorix®)
15 months	Haemophilus influenzae type b 1 injection (Hiberix®)
	Measles/Mumps/Rubella 1 injection (Priorix®)
	Pneumococcal 1 injection (Synflorix®)
	Varicella (Chickenpox) 1 injection (Varilrix®)
4 years	Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis/Polio 1 injection (Infanrix-IPV)
4 years	Measles/Mumps/Rubella 1 injection (Priorix®)
11 or 12 years	Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis 1 injection (Boostrix™)
11 or 12 years	Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 2 injections (Gardasil® 9) given at least 6 months apart for those aged 14 and under 3 injections given over 6 months for those aged 15 and older
45 years	Diphtheria/Tetanus 1 injection (ADT™ Booster)
65 years	Diphtheria/Tetanus 1 injection (ADT™ Booster)
65 years	Influenza 1 Injection annually (Influvac®)

Table courtesy of the Ministry of Health. Links in the table above provide more information about the diseases and the vaccines that prevent them.

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