Schedules

As of: 1 Sept 2026 source

8 weeks: 6-in-1 (Infanrix hexa or Vaxelis); MenB (Bexsero); Rotavirus (Rotarix)
12 weeks: 6-in-1; MenB; Rotavirus
16 weeks: 6-in-1; PCV (Prevenar 13)
1 year: PCV; MenB; MMRV (ProQuad or Priorix-Tetra)
18 months (born on/after 1 July 2024): 6-in-1; MMRV
3 years 4 months: dTaP/IPV (REPEVAX) (+MMRV for some birth cohorts)
12-13 years: HPV (Gardasil 9)
14 years: Td/IPV (REVAXIS); MenACWY (MenQuadfi)
Yearly from age 2 (eligible ages): nasal flu (Fluenz)
Pregnancy: whooping cough and RSV (Abrysvo) vaccines
Selective: hep B at birth only if mother has hep B; BCG for higher-risk babies
Birth (not a vaccine): vitamin K offered (Konakion MM Paediatric)

From July 2025/Jan 2026: Hib/MenC removed; new 18-month appointment; MMR replaced by MMRV (chickenpox added). source

As of: July 2, 2025 schedule, restored after March 16 2026 court ruling (AAP v. Kennedy) source

Birth: Hep B dose 1; RSV antibody (nirsevimab or clesrovimab) if mother not vaccinated
1-2 months: Hep B dose 2
2, 4, 6 months: DTaP, Hib, PCV15/PCV20, IPV, Rotavirus (RotaTeq or Rotarix); Hep B dose 3 at 6-18 months
6 months+: Flu every year; COVID-19 (shared clinical decision-making)
12-15 months: MMR, chickenpox, Hib, PCV boosters; Hep A (2 doses, 12-23 months)
15-18 months: DTaP dose 4
4-6 years: DTaP, IPV, MMR, chickenpox boosters
11-12 years: Tdap, HPV, MenACWY (booster at 16)
16-23 years: MenB (shared decision)
Pregnancy: Tdap; RSV vaccine (Abrysvo) at 32-36 weeks in season
Birth (not a vaccine): vitamin K injection

Dec 2025 hep B birth-dose change and Jan 2026 schedule reductions were stayed by a federal court; the pre-change schedule is in force as of this writing. Legal status may change. source

How the schedule has changed

At a glance: born in which decade?

Country Born in the

Disease doses: each disease a vaccine covers counts as one dose, so a 6-in-1 counts as 6, MMR as 3 and MMRV as 4. Injections are the number of shots. See Definitions.

Guide's own arithmetic, using disease doses (each disease covered counts as 1 dose), injections and diseases from the counts in the tables below. Each decade is represented by one schedule row: UK 1980s = 1983 (reconstruction), 1990s = 1992, 2000s = September 2006, 2010s = 2010, 2020s = January 2020; US 1980s = 1983, 1990s = 1994, 2000s = 2000, 2010s = 2010, 2020s = 2020. 'Born in 2026' = UK schedule from 1 September 2026; US January 2025 schedule (the court restored 'the version as of May 2025', which has the same doses apart from COVID-19). A child's actual schedule depended on the year of birth within the decade, because schedules changed during each decade. Flu and COVID-19 counts use the assumptions stated under 'How this guide counts'.

UK: born in each decade compared with a child born in 2026

Child born in 2026: Sept 2026 (now) schedule source: 48 disease doses (15 injections) for 14 diseases without flu or COVID-19; 62 disease doses (15 injections) for 15 diseases with them.

Born in	Schedule row used	Without flu or COVID-19	With flu + COVID-19
1980s	1983 (reconstructed) source	20 disease doses · 8 injections · 7 diseases vs 2026: 28 more disease doses; 7 more injections; 7 more diseases	20 disease doses · 8 injections · 7 diseases vs 2026: 42 more disease doses; 7 more injections; 8 more diseases
1990s	1992 source	25 disease doses · 11 injections · 9 diseases vs 2026: 23 more disease doses; 4 more injections; 5 more diseases	25 disease doses · 11 injections · 9 diseases vs 2026: 37 more disease doses; 4 more injections; 6 more diseases
2000s	Sept 2006 source	35 disease doses · 13 injections · 10 diseases vs 2026: 13 more disease doses; 2 more injections; 4 more diseases	35 disease doses · 13 injections · 10 diseases vs 2026: 27 more disease doses; 2 more injections; 5 more diseases
2010s	2010 source	38 disease doses · 16 injections · 11 diseases vs 2026: 10 more disease doses; 1 fewer injection; 3 more diseases	38 disease doses · 16 injections · 11 diseases vs 2026: 24 more disease doses; 1 fewer injection; 4 more diseases
2020s	Jan 2020 source	43 disease doses · 16 injections · 13 diseases vs 2026: 5 more disease doses; 1 fewer injection; 1 more disease	52 disease doses · 16 injections · 14 diseases vs 2026: 10 more disease doses; 1 fewer injection; 1 more disease

US: born in each decade compared with a child born in 2026

Child born in 2026: Jan 2025 schedule source: 50 disease doses (31 injections) for 15 diseases without flu or COVID-19; 88 disease doses (69 injections) for 17 diseases with them.

Born in	Schedule row used	Without flu or COVID-19	With flu + COVID-19
1980s	1983 source	24 disease doses · 7 injections · 7 diseases vs 2026: 26 more disease doses; 24 more injections; 8 more diseases	24 disease doses · 7 injections · 7 diseases vs 2026: 64 more disease doses; 62 more injections; 10 more diseases
1990s	1994 source	34 disease doses · 15 injections · 9 diseases vs 2026: 16 more disease doses; 16 more injections; 6 more diseases	34 disease doses · 15 injections · 9 diseases vs 2026: 54 more disease doses; 54 more injections; 8 more diseases
2000s	2000 source	35 disease doses · 20 injections · 10 diseases vs 2026: 15 more disease doses; 11 more injections; 5 more diseases	35 disease doses · 20 injections · 10 diseases vs 2026: 53 more disease doses; 49 more injections; 7 more diseases
2010s	2010 source	50 disease doses · 31 injections · 15 diseases vs 2026: no change in disease doses; no change in injections; no change in diseases	69 disease doses · 50 injections · 16 diseases vs 2026: 19 more disease doses; 19 more injections; 1 more disease
2020s	2020 source	50 disease doses · 31 injections · 15 diseases vs 2026: no change in disease doses; no change in injections; no change in diseases	69 disease doses · 50 injections · 16 diseases vs 2026: 19 more disease doses; 19 more injections; 1 more disease

The full routine childhood schedule (birth to 18) at several points in time, in the UK and the US, taken from official schedules or archived copies. Each count below is this guide's own arithmetic from the linked schedule. Full schedules are in the expandable boxes further down.

How this guide counts

Diseases: each disease named on the schedule counts once. All meningococcal groups (B, C, ACWY) count as one disease, "meningococcal".
Disease doses (the headline count): each dose is counted once for each disease it covers. A 6-in-1 counts as 6, MMRV as 4, the pre-school 4-in-1 as 4, MMR, DTaP and the teenage 3-in-1 as 3, Hib/MenC as 2, and a single vaccine as 1. This is how the NVIC flyer reaches its totals (see below).
Injections (shots): doses given by needle. Oral polio, oral rotavirus and the UK nasal flu spray are not injections. Visits means the separate ages listed on that schedule. It does not include yearly flu visits.
Products given: each time a product is given counts as 1, so a combination counts once. Shown as a secondary column because some widely quoted figures use it.
Flu and COVID-19 are not in the main columns. They are shown separately, "with flu" and "with flu and COVID-19". US flu is assumed to be 19 doses: one each season from 6 months to 17 years (18 seasons), plus a second dose in the first season. US COVID-19 for January 2025 is assumed to be 19 doses: 2 in the first season (Moderna 2-dose start), then 1 a year. UK flu uses the eligible school years (9 seasons in 2019/20; 14 now). These are the guide's assumptions; the true number depends on birth date and product.
Where a vaccine was for one sex only (UK rubella in 1983 and 1992; HPV in 2010 in both countries), counts are for a girl.
Vaccines only for high-risk groups, or left to "shared clinical decision-making", are listed but not counted. The RSV antibody (nirsevimab) is not a vaccine and is not counted.

All counts in this section are the guide's own arithmetic, recalculated by the build script from the linked schedules.

UK counts

Schedule	Disease doses	Injections	Diseases	Visits	Products given	With flu (disease doses / injections)	With flu + COVID (disease doses / injections)
1983 (reconstructed) reconstruction source	20	8	7	7	13	no routine child flu	none routine
1992 source	25	11	9	7	16	no routine child flu	none routine
Sept 2006 source	35	13	10	7	13	no routine child flu	none routine
2010 source	38	16	11	10	16	no routine child flu	none routine
Jan 2020 source	43	16	13	8	18	52 / 16	none routine
Jan 2025 source	42	15	13	7	17	56 / 15	none routine
Sept 2026 (now) source	48	15	14	8	17	62 / 15	none routine

UK 2000: no official schedule document was found online. 2006 is the nearest dated official schedule. UK 1983 is the guide's reconstruction (see its box below).

UK: disease doses over time

1983 (reconstructed)20

199225

Sept 200635

201038

Jan 202043 (+9 flu)

Jan 202542 (+14 flu)

Sept 2026 (now)48 (+14 flu)

US counts

Schedule	Disease doses	Injections	Diseases	Visits	Products given	With flu (disease doses / injections)	With flu + COVID (disease doses / injections)
1983 source	24	7	7	7	11	no routine child flu	none routine
1989 source	25	8	8	7	12	no routine child flu	none routine
1994 source	34	15	9	9	19	no routine child flu	none routine
2000 source	35	20	10	9	20	no routine child flu	none routine
2010 source	50	31	15	12	34	69 / 50	none routine
2020 source	50	31	15	12	34	69 / 50	none routine
Jan 2025 source	50	31	15	12	34	69 / 50	88 / 69
Jan 2026 (stayed) not in force source	39	23	11	7	23	58 / 42	77 / 61

With combination vaccines, the January 2025 US schedule needs 21 injections instead of 31 (no flu or COVID). How: Vaxelis at 2, 4 and 6 months (replaces 11 single jabs with 3), Quadracel or Kinrix at 4-6 years (2 jabs to 1), ProQuad at 4-6 years (2 jabs to 1). CDC notes say MMR and varicella should be given separately for dose 1 at 12-47 months unless parents prefer MMRV, so ProQuad is not assumed at 12-15 months. source

In force now (22 Oct 2026): CRS reports that the court order of 16 March 2026 put the US schedule back to "the version as of May 2025" source. That version has the same doses as January 2025 except COVID-19. GAP: the guide could not machine-read the COVID-19 category on CDC's live page; check it there. source

US: disease doses over time

198324

198925

199434

200035

201050 (+19 flu)

202050 (+19 flu)

Jan 202550 (+19 flu, +19 COVID)

Jan 2026 (stayed)39 (+19 flu, +19 COVID)

routine disease doses yearly flu (assumed) COVID-19 (assumed). Bars show disease doses. Guide's own arithmetic.

Widely quoted figures: which counting method they match

NVIC's flyer reports "24 DOSES OF 7 VACCINES BY AGE 18" for 1983 and "69 DOSES OF 16 VACCINES BY AGE 18" for 2017 source. 1983: the disease-dose count gives 24 (DTP 5x3 + OPV 4 + MMR 1x3 + Td 1x2). 69: the disease-dose count with flu gives 69 for the 2010 and 2020 schedules (no 2017 schedule was checked).
A complaint hosted by Children's Health Defense reports a rise "from 11 doses targeting four diseases in 1983, to over 72 doses targeting 18 diseases" source; see also the '72-dose' article. 11 matches the products-given count for 1983. 'Four' matches the number of vaccines in 1983 (DTP, OPV, MMR, Td), not diseases: those vaccines cover 7. 72 matches the products-given count for January 2025 with flu and COVID-19 under this guide's assumptions (34 + 19 + 19). With the RSV antibody, that schedule covers 18 diseases. The complaint does not show its own tally, so the match may be a coincidence.
"12 in the 80s": matches the products-given count for the 1989 US schedule (DTP 5, OPV 4, MMR 1, Hib 1, Td 1 = 12). source
"70+ today": matches the products-given count with flu and COVID-19 for January 2025 (72), or the disease-dose count with flu (69). Without flu or COVID-19, the figures are 50 disease doses and 34 products given; with flu and COVID-19, 88 disease doses.
"30+ after the US cut": for the stayed January 2026 schedule, counting only vaccines for all children: 39 disease doses and 23 products given. So '30+' fits the disease-dose count, not the products-given count. HHS reports that the end-2024 schedule "recommended 17 immunizations for all children" source. CRS reports that 4 of the 19 vaccines on the 2025 schedule were high-risk or shared decision-making only, against 9 of 17 on the 2026 schedule source.

US changes in 2025-2026, as the official record shows them

May 2025 CDC's child schedule changed after the HHS Secretary's May 2025 COVID-19 directive; the 'version as of May 2025' is the one the court later restored. source
June 2025 The HHS Secretary terminated the appointments of all sitting ACIP members. source
2 July 2025 CDC's live child schedule page shows an addendum dated 2 July 2025. source
19 Sept 2025 ACIP recommended COVID-19 vaccination based on individual decision-making. source
5 Dec 2025 ACIP recommended individual-based decision-making for the hepatitis B birth dose for infants of mothers who test negative. source
5 Jan 2026 The Acting CDC Director adopted a revised schedule: 11 diseases for all children; HPV cut to 1 dose; rotavirus, flu, COVID-19, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, MenACWY, MenB, RSV antibody and dengue moved to high-risk and/or shared clinical decision-making. source
16 Mar 2026 The US District Court for Massachusetts (AAP v. Kennedy) stayed the 2026 schedule, reverting it to 'the version as of May 2025', and stayed 13 ACIP appointments and their votes. source
29 Apr 2026 The federal government appealed to the First Circuit. source
19 May 2026 HHS filed a notice to re-establish ACIP. source
29 May 2026 Executive Order 14407 called the 2026 assessment a 'guiding resource' and directed CDC and ACIP to review it. source
6 Oct 2026 First Circuit oral argument (news report). No ruling had been reported by 22 Oct 2026. source

Full schedules

UK 1983 (reconstructed) - full schedule

Source: Lang, Loving, McCarthy, Pollard: Two centuries of immunisation in the United Kingdom (Part II), Table 3 (1968, 1992, 2018 schedules) - Oxford University Research Archive · UKHSA: Vaccination timeline table from 1796 to present (updated 20 November 2025)

GAP: No single official 1983 UK schedule was found online. This row is this guide's reconstruction: the 1968 schedule in Lang et al. Table 3 (smallpox removed - routine smallpox vaccination ended in 1971 - and girls' rubella added from the UKHSA timeline). MMR (1988) and the accelerated 2-3-4 month schedule (June 1990) came later.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	3	3 doses from 3-6 months, 6-8 weeks apart	injection
Oral polio	polio	3	with DTP	by mouth
Measles	measles	1	2nd year of life	injection
DT + oral polio booster	diphtheria, tetanus	1	school entry (about 5 years)	injection
Oral polio booster	polio	1	school entry	by mouth
Rubella (girls)	rubella	1	10-14 years	injection	Girls only (rubella programme from 1970, UKHSA timeline). Counts are for a girl.
BCG	tuberculosis	1	10-14 years	injection
Tetanus booster	tetanus	1	15-18 years	injection
Oral polio booster	polio	1	15-18 years	by mouth

Guide's own count: 20 disease doses; 8 injections; 7 diseases; 7 visits (infant 1, infant 2, infant 3, 2nd year, 5y, 10-14y, 15-18y); 13 products given.

UK 1992 - full schedule

Official UK schedule documents for 2000 were not found online; the next UK row is the September 2006 schedule.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTwP (whole-cell)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	3	2, 3, 4 months	injection
Hib	Hib	3	2, 3, 4 months	injection	Separate injection in 1992 (combined DTwP/Hib from 1996 per UKHSA's 2015 timeline).
Oral polio	polio	3	2, 3, 4 months	by mouth
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	1	12-18 months	injection
DT booster	diphtheria, tetanus	1	4-5 years	injection
Oral polio booster	polio	1	4-5 years	by mouth
Rubella (girls)	rubella	1	10-14 years	injection	Counts are for a girl.
BCG	tuberculosis	1	10-14 years	injection
Tetanus booster	tetanus	1	15-18 years	injection
Oral polio booster	polio	1	15-18 years	by mouth

Guide's own count: 25 disease doses; 11 injections; 9 diseases; 7 visits (2m, 3m, 4m, 12-18m, 4-5y, 10-14y, 15-18y); 16 products given.

UK Sept 2006 - full schedule

Source: Scottish Executive CMO(2006)9: changes to the routine childhood immunisation programme from 4 September 2006 (PDF)

BCG had become selective (high-risk infants) and is not in the routine table.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as
DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib	3	2, 3, 4 months	injection
PCV (Prevenar)	pneumococcal	3	2, 4, 13 months	injection
MenC	meningococcal	2	3, 4 months	injection
Hib/MenC (Menitorix)	Hib, meningococcal	1	12 months	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	13 months; 3 years 4 months-5 years	injection
dTaP/IPV pre-school booster	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	1	3 years 4 months-5 years	injection
Td/IPV teenage booster	diphtheria, tetanus, polio	1	13-18 years	injection

Guide's own count: 35 disease doses; 13 injections; 10 diseases; 7 visits (2m, 3m, 4m, 12m, 13m, 3y4m, 13-18y); 13 products given.

UK 2010 - full schedule

Source: Scottish Executive CMO(2006)9: changes to the routine childhood immunisation programme from 4 September 2006 (PDF) · Scottish Government CMO(2008)3: HPV immunisation programme - further guidance (PDF)

The 2006 table plus HPV for girls (2008) and the switch from PCV7 to PCV13 (2010, UKHSA timeline). No routine children's flu programme until 2013 (UKHSA timeline).

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTaP/IPV/Hib	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib	3	2, 3, 4 months	injection
PCV13 (PCV7 until 2010)	pneumococcal	3	2, 4, 13 months	injection
MenC	meningococcal	2	3, 4 months	injection
Hib/MenC	Hib, meningococcal	1	12 months	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	13 months; 3 years 4 months-5 years	injection
dTaP/IPV pre-school booster	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	1	3 years 4 months-5 years	injection
Td/IPV teenage booster	diphtheria, tetanus, polio	1	13-18 years	injection
HPV (girls, Cervarix)	HPV	3	12-13 years, 3 doses within 12 months	injection	Girls only from September 2008 (CMO(2008)3). Counts are for a girl.

Guide's own count: 38 disease doses; 16 injections; 11 diseases; 10 visits (2m, 3m, 4m, 12m, 13m, 3y4m, 12-13y, HPV 2, HPV 3, 13-18y); 16 products given.

UK Jan 2020 - full schedule

Source: PHE: The routine immunisation schedule from January 2020 (PDF, archived copy)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (Infanrix hexa)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B	3	8, 12, 16 weeks	injection
MenB (Bexsero)	meningococcal	3	8, 16 weeks; 1 year	injection
Rotavirus (Rotarix, by mouth)	rotavirus	2	8, 12 weeks	by mouth
PCV13 (Prevenar 13)	pneumococcal	2	12 weeks; 1 year	injection
Hib/MenC (Menitorix)	Hib, meningococcal	1	1 year	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	1 year; 3 years 4 months	injection
dTaP/IPV pre-school booster	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	1	3 years 4 months	injection
HPV (boys and girls)	HPV	2	12-13 years, 2 doses 6-24 months apart	injection
Td/IPV	diphtheria, tetanus, polio	1	14 years	injection
MenACWY	meningococcal	1	14 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	9 (assumed)	nasal spray yearly; 2019/20: ages 2-3 and Reception to Year 6 source	nasal spray	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.
COVID-19	COVID-19	0	no COVID-19 vaccine existed	-	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

Guide's own count: 43 disease doses; 16 injections; 13 diseases; 8 visits (8w, 12w, 16w, 1y, 3y4m, 12-13y, HPV 2, 14y); 18 products given.

UK Jan 2025 - full schedule

Source: UKHSA: The complete routine immunisation schedule from January 2025 (PDF, archived copy) · UKHSA: The complete routine immunisation schedule (publication page with change history)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (Infanrix hexa or Vaxelis)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B	3	8, 12, 16 weeks	injection
MenB	meningococcal	3	8, 16 weeks; 1 year	injection
Rotavirus (by mouth)	rotavirus	2	8, 12 weeks	by mouth
PCV13	pneumococcal	2	12 weeks; 1 year	injection
Hib/MenC	Hib, meningococcal	1	1 year	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	1 year; 3 years 4 months	injection
dTaP/IPV (REPEVAX)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	1	3 years 4 months	injection
HPV (Gardasil 9)	HPV	1	12-13 years, 1 dose (from September 2023)	injection	One dose for most young people; 3 for immunocompromised (schedule footnote).
Td/IPV	diphtheria, tetanus, polio	1	14 years	injection
MenACWY	meningococcal	1	14 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	14 (assumed)	nasal spray yearly: ages 2-3 and Reception to Year 11 source	nasal spray	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.
COVID-19	COVID-19	0	not offered to healthy children (JCVI) source	-	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

Guide's own count: 42 disease doses; 15 injections; 13 diseases; 7 visits (8w, 12w, 16w, 1y, 3y4m, 12-13y, 14y); 17 products given.

UK Sept 2026 (now) - full schedule

Source: UKHSA: The complete routine immunisation schedule from 1 September 2026 (PDF) · UKHSA: The complete routine immunisation schedule (publication page with change history)

For a child born on or after 1 July 2024 (18-month visit) and on or after 1 January 2025 (no MMRV at 3 years 4 months). Hib/MenC at 1 year was removed from 1 January 2026; MMRV and the 18-month 6-in-1 dose were added (UKHSA change history).

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (6-in-1)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hib, hepatitis B	4	8, 12, 16 weeks; 18 months	injection
MenB (Bexsero)	meningococcal	3	8, 12 weeks; 1 year	injection
Rotavirus (Rotarix, by mouth)	rotavirus	2	8, 12 weeks	by mouth
PCV (Prevenar 13)	pneumococcal	2	16 weeks; 1 year	injection
MMRV (ProQuad or Priorix Tetra)	measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox	2	1 year; 18 months	injection
dTaP/IPV (REPEVAX)	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio	1	3 years 4 months	injection
HPV (Gardasil 9)	HPV	1	12-13 years	injection
Td/IPV (REVAXIS)	diphtheria, tetanus, polio	1	14 years	injection
MenACWY (MenQuadfi)	meningococcal	1	14 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	14 (assumed)	nasal spray yearly: ages 2-3 and Reception to Year 11 source	nasal spray	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.
COVID-19	COVID-19	0	not offered to healthy children (JCVI) source	-	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

Guide's own count: 48 disease doses; 15 injections; 14 diseases; 8 visits (8w, 12w, 16w, 1y, 18m, 3y4m, 12-13y, 14y); 17 products given.

US 1983 - full schedule

Source: CDC archive: 1983 childhood immunization schedule (ACIP, Table 1) · CDC: Past immunization schedules (archive page, 1983 onwards)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 18 months; 4-6 years	injection
OPV (oral polio)	polio	4	2, 4, 18 months; 4-6 years	by mouth	A 6-month dose was optional in high-risk areas (not counted).
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	1	15 months	injection
Td	diphtheria, tetanus	1	14-16 years	injection

Guide's own count: 24 disease doses; 7 injections; 7 diseases; 7 visits (2m, 4m, 6m, 15m, 18m, 4-6y, 14-16y); 11 products given.

US 1989 - full schedule

Source: CDC archive: 1989 childhood immunization schedule (ACIP, Table 2) · CDC: Past immunization schedules (archive page, 1983 onwards)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as
DTP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15 months; 4-6 years	injection
OPV (oral polio)	polio	4	2, 4, 15 months; 4-6 years	by mouth
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	1	15 months	injection
HbCV (Hib conjugate)	Hib	1	18 months	injection
Td	diphtheria, tetanus	1	14-16 years	injection

Guide's own count: 25 disease doses; 8 injections; 8 diseases; 7 visits (2m, 4m, 6m, 15m, 18m, 4-6y, 14-16y); 12 products given.

US 1994 - full schedule

Source: CDC archive: 1994 childhood immunization schedule (Table 3, birth to 4-6 years) · CDC: Past immunization schedules (archive page, 1983 onwards)

The 1994 table stops at school entry (4-6 years); a DTP/Hib combination (TETRAMUNE) is listed in its footnotes.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
Hepatitis B	hepatitis B	3	birth; 1-2 months; 6-18 months (option 1)	injection
DTP / DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15 months; 4-6 years	injection
OPV (oral polio)	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	by mouth
Hib (HbOC or PRP-T)	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	3 doses if PRP-OMP (PedvaxHIB) is used.
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years (AAP: 11-12 years)	injection
Td	diphtheria, tetanus	1	11-16 years	injection	NOT in the 1994 table (which ends at 4-6 years). Included by this guide because the 1989 and 2000 CDC schedules both list it; treat as an assumption.

Guide's own count: 34 disease doses; 15 injections; 9 diseases; 9 visits (birth, 1-2m, 2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15m, 4-6y, 11-16y); 19 products given.

US 2000 - full schedule

Source: CDC MMWR 49(02): Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule - United States, 2000

Hepatitis A was for selected areas only (not counted). Rotavirus vaccine had been withdrawn in 1999.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
Hepatitis B	hepatitis B	3	birth-2 months; 1-4 months; 6-18 months	injection
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Td	diphtheria, tetanus	1	11-12 years	injection
Hib	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	3 doses if PRP-OMP is used.
IPV (injected polio)	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Varicella	chickenpox	1	12-18 months	injection

Guide's own count: 35 disease doses; 20 injections; 10 diseases; 9 visits (birth, 1-2m, 2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15-18m, 4-6y, 11-12y); 20 products given.

US 2010 - full schedule

Source: CDC MMWR 58(51&52): Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years - United States, 2010

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
Hepatitis B	hepatitis B	3	birth; 1-2 months; 6-18 months	injection
Rotavirus (oral)	rotavirus	3	2, 4, 6 months	by mouth	RV5 = 3 doses; RV1 = 2 doses.
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hib	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	3 doses if PRP-OMP.
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV)	pneumococcal	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection
IPV	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Varicella	chickenpox	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hepatitis A	hepatitis A	2	12-23 months (2 doses)	injection
Tdap	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	1	11-12 years	injection
HPV (girls)	HPV	3	11-12 years, 3-dose series	injection	Routine for girls; for boys 'may be given' (permissive). Counts are for a girl.
MCV4 (meningococcal)	meningococcal	1	11-12 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	19 (assumed)	yearly, 6 months to 18 years	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

Guide's own count: 50 disease doses; 31 injections; 15 diseases; 12 visits (birth, 1-2m, 2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15-18m, 18-23m, 4-6y, 11-12y, HPV 2, HPV 3); 34 products given.

US 2020 - full schedule

Source: CDC: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020 (PDF)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
Hepatitis B	hepatitis B	3	birth; 1-2 months; 6-18 months	injection
Rotavirus (oral)	rotavirus	3	2, 4, 6 months	by mouth	RV5 = 3 doses; RV1 = 2 doses.
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hib	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	3 doses if PedvaxHIB.
PCV13	pneumococcal	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection
IPV	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Varicella	chickenpox	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hepatitis A	hepatitis A	2	12-23 months	injection
Tdap	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	1	11-12 years	injection
HPV	HPV	2	11-12 years (2 doses if started before 15)	injection
MenACWY	meningococcal	2	11-12 years; 16 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	19 (assumed)	yearly from 6 months	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

MenB at 16-18 years: shared clinical decision-making (not counted).

Guide's own count: 50 disease doses; 31 injections; 15 diseases; 12 visits (birth, 1-2m, 2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15-18m, 18-23m, 4-6y, 11-12y, HPV 2, 16y); 34 products given.

US Jan 2025 - full schedule

Source: CDC: Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2025 (PDF, January 2025 edition; archived copy)

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
Hepatitis B	hepatitis B	3	birth; 1-2 months; 6-18 months	injection
Rotavirus (oral)	rotavirus	3	2, 4, 6 months	by mouth	RV5 = 3 doses; RV1 = 2 doses.
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hib	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	3 doses if PedvaxHIB.
PCV15 / PCV20	pneumococcal	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection
IPV	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Varicella	chickenpox	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hepatitis A	hepatitis A	2	12-23 months	injection
Tdap	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	1	11-12 years	injection
HPV	HPV	2	11-12 years (can start at 9)	injection
MenACWY	meningococcal	2	11-12 years; 16 years	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	19 (assumed)	yearly from 6 months	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.
COVID-19	COVID-19	19 (assumed)	from 6 months; routine for all ages in the Jan 2025 edition	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

RSV monoclonal antibody (nirsevimab or clesrovimab): 1 dose under 8 months if the mother was not vaccinated - an antibody, not a vaccine; listed separately, not counted.
MenB at 16-18 years: shared clinical decision-making (not counted). Dengue: only for children with lab-confirmed past infection in endemic areas (not counted).

Guide's own count: 50 disease doses; 31 injections; 15 diseases; 12 visits (birth, 1-2m, 2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15-18m, 18-23m, 4-6y, 11-12y, HPV 2, 16y); 34 products given.

US Jan 2026 (stayed) - full schedule

Source: HHS: Fact Sheet - CDC Childhood Immunization Recommendations (5 January 2026) · Congressional Research Service R48982: The 2026 Childhood Immunization Schedule (11 June 2026)

Status: Stayed by the US District Court for Massachusetts on 16 March 2026 (CRS R48982); not in force as of 22 Oct 2026.

Counts show the doses recommended for ALL children on this schedule. The doses moved to high-risk / shared decision-making are not counted in the main figures.

Vaccine	Diseases	Doses	Ages	Given as	Notes
DTaP	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	5	2, 4, 6, 15-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Tdap	diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis	1	11-12 years	injection
IPV	polio	4	2, 4, 6-18 months; 4-6 years	injection
Hib	Hib	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection	Dose timing not changed by the 2026 memo (CRS: 'mostly remain as they were').
PCV	pneumococcal	4	2, 4, 6, 12-15 months	injection
MMR	measles, mumps, rubella	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
Varicella	chickenpox	2	12-15 months; 4-6 years	injection
HPV	HPV	1	1 dose (was 2)	injection
Flu (yearly)	flu	19 (assumed)	moved to shared clinical decision-making	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.
COVID-19	COVID-19	19 (assumed)	individual decision-making (ACIP, 19 Sept 2025)	injection	Counted only in the 'with flu' / 'with flu and COVID' columns.

Moved to high-risk groups and/or shared clinical decision-making: hepatitis B (for infants of mothers who test negative), hepatitis A, MenACWY, MenB, RSV antibody, dengue; rotavirus, flu and COVID-19 moved to shared clinical decision-making only (HHS fact sheet; CRS R48982).

Guide's own count: 39 disease doses; 23 injections; 11 diseases; 7 visits (2m, 4m, 6m, 12-15m, 15-18m, 4-6y, 11-12y); 23 products given.

What's coming, visit by visit (child born now)

For a child born on 22 October 2026, from the schedules in force. Each vaccine links to its ingredient entry in this guide; that entry links to the official leaflet.

UK (schedule from 1 September 2026)

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Age	Vaccines and doses offered (disease doses each)	Disease doses at this visit	Injections at this visit
8 weeks	6-in-1 (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB), dose 1 (6) MenB, dose 1 (1) Rotavirus, dose 1 (by mouth) (1)	8	2
12 weeks	6-in-1, dose 2 (6) MenB, dose 2 (1) Rotavirus, dose 2 (by mouth) (1)	8	2
16 weeks	6-in-1, dose 3 (6) PCV, dose 1 (1)	7	2
1 year	PCV, dose 2 (1) MenB, dose 3 (1) MMRV, dose 1 (4)	6	3
18 months	6-in-1, dose 4 (6) MMRV, dose 2 (4)	10	2
2-3 years, then Reception to Year 11 (each autumn)	Flu nasal spray, 1 dose a year (1)	1 a year	0 (nasal)
3 years 4 months	dTaP/IPV pre-school booster (4)	4	1
12-13 years (school Year 8)	HPV, 1 dose (1)	1	1
14 years (school Year 9)	Td/IPV teenage booster (3) MenACWY (1)	4	2

Guide's own total at the routine visits: 48 disease doses and 15 injections (the disease doses include 2 rotavirus doses by mouth), plus about 14 yearly nasal flu sprays (14 more disease doses, no injections).

Babies at higher risk may also be offered hepatitis B at birth and 4 weeks, BCG, or injected flu (selective programmes on the same UKHSA schedule). Brand shown: the 6-in-1 may be Infanrix hexa or Vaxelis; MMRV may be ProQuad or Priorix Tetra.

Consent: the Scottish Government reports that "Vaccinations are not compulsory" source. The UKHSA Green Book reports that, to be valid, consent "must be given freely, voluntarily and without coercion" source.

US (CDC schedule as restored by the March 2026 court order)

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Age	Vaccines and doses offered (disease doses each)	Disease doses at this visit	Injections at this visit
Birth	Hepatitis B, dose 1 (1) RSV antibody (nirsevimab), 1 dose if the mother was not vaccinated and the baby is born in or entering RSV season - an antibody, not a vaccine (1)	2	2
1-2 months	Hepatitis B, dose 2 (1)	1	1
2 months	DTaP, dose 1 (3) Hib, dose 1 (1) IPV, dose 1 (1) PCV, dose 1 (1) Rotavirus, dose 1 (by mouth) (1)	7	4
4 months	DTaP, dose 2 (3) Hib, dose 2 (1) IPV, dose 2 (1) PCV, dose 2 (1) Rotavirus, dose 2 (by mouth) (1)	7	4
6 months	DTaP, dose 3 (3) Hib, dose 3 (not with PedvaxHIB) (1) PCV, dose 3 (1) Rotavirus, dose 3 (RotaTeq only; by mouth) (1) Hepatitis B, dose 3 (6-18 months) (1) IPV, dose 3 (6-18 months) (1)	8	5
6 months, then every autumn	Flu: 2 doses 4 weeks apart in the first season (ages 6 months-8 years), then 1 a year (1) COVID-19 (see note) (1)	2 a year	2 a year
12-15 months	Hib, final dose (1) PCV, dose 4 (1) MMR, dose 1 (3) Varicella, dose 1 (1) Hepatitis A, dose 1 (12-23 months) (1)	7	5
15-18 months	DTaP, dose 4 (3)	3	1
18-23 months	Hepatitis A, dose 2 (6 months after dose 1) (1)	1	1
4-6 years	DTaP, dose 5 (3) IPV, dose 4 (1) MMR, dose 2 (3) Varicella, dose 2 (1)	8	4
11-12 years	Tdap (3) HPV, dose 1 (dose 2 six to twelve months later) (1) MenACWY, dose 1 (1)	5	3
16 years	MenACWY, dose 2 (1) MenB (shared clinical decision-making, 16-18 years) (1)	2	2

Guide's own total at the routine visits listed: 51 disease doses and 32 injections (counting the RSV antibody, MenB and HPV dose 1 as listed; HPV dose 2 comes 6-12 months later), plus yearly flu and any COVID-19 doses. Combination vaccines cut the injections, not the disease doses; see the US counts above.

Hepatitis B doses 3 and IPV dose 3 may be given at any visit from 6 to 18 months; injection counts assume 6 months. COVID-19: the January 2025 edition recommended it for everyone from 6 months; ACIP moved it to individual decision-making on 19 Sept 2025 source, but the court stayed votes by the newly appointed ACIP members source. GAP: the category now shown for COVID-19 on CDC's live page was not verified by this guide. If the stayed January 2026 schedule takes effect, rotavirus, flu, COVID-19, hepatitis A, hepatitis B (mother negative), MenACWY and the RSV antibody move to high-risk and/or shared decision-making, and HPV becomes 1 dose source.

School exemptions by state: NCSL reports that all 50 states and DC require certain vaccines for school and all allow medical exemptions. 29 states and DC allow religious exemptions only; 16 states allow religious or personal-belief exemptions; Minnesota allows personal (conscientious) exemptions; 4 states (California, Connecticut, Maine, New York) allow no non-medical exemption source.

State-by-state exemption rules (NCSL, updated 1 Sept 2026)

Religious exemption only (29 states + DC): Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming. DC and Virginia also allow a personal exemption for HPV only.

Religious or personal-belief exemption (16): Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin. In Louisiana an exemption is by written dissent, with no reason in statute. In West Virginia exemptions are on hold while the state Supreme Court considers the case. Washington removed the personal-belief exemption for MMR in 2019.

Personal only: Minnesota (notarised statement). No non-medical exemption: California (removed 2015), Connecticut (2021), Maine (2019), New York (2019).

NCSL's page links each state's statute NCSL state law links.