Correspondence

Pneumococcal vaccination: infant schedule changes from January 2020 letter

This letter sets out the changes to the infant pneumococcal vaccination schedule from 1 January 2020.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 20 December 2019

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Pneumococcal vaccination: infant schedule changes from January 2020 letter

Ref: PHE gateway number GW-946

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This joint letter provides information on the forthcoming change to the infant pneumococcal vaccination schedule.

All babies born on or after 1 January 2020 will receive their first dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) with their other infant vaccinations at 12 weeks of age and a booster dose of this vaccine on or after their first birthday.

Published 20 December 2019