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Detailed information about changes to vaccine recommendations for infants and children, including eligibility, can be found below on this page.
For further details on the changes to the childhood immunisation schedule introduced in 2025 and 2026, please see Welsh Government Policy below:
Letter to professionals explaining planned changes to vaccine schedules for children and selected infants from 1 July 2025: Changes to routine childhood and selective neonatal hepatitis B vaccinations (WHC/2025/019) (external site)
Policy, letters and Welsh Government (sharepoint.com) see ‘Childhood immunisation section’ (access for NHS healthcare staff)
A toolkit for healthcare professionals has been prepared, which summarises all the resources and tools to support healthcare professionals through the changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule. You can view the toolkit at:
Changes to the routine childhood immunisation schedule in Wales - Toolkit for Healthcare Practitioners **Currently being updated**
A slide set has also been created to highlight key publications, you can view this resource at:
CCS publications & resources **Currently being updated**
To keep you informed about these changes, you can find our healthcare professional awareness raising sessions at the links below. These sessions include recorded slide sets, lunch and learn sessions for different healthcare professionals, and question and answer webinars.
To view and book onto the sessions, visit:
On this page
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is an expert scientific advisory committee, which advises the UK government on vaccination and immunisation matters.
Statements published by the JCVI set out the main changes to the childhood immunisation schedule in 2025 and 2026. To find out more about these changes, read the JCVI statements below:
JCVI statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme - GOV.UK (external site)
The Routine immunisation schedules for Wales web page and linked PDF documents cover the current Public Health Wales immunisation schedule for Wales:
Vaccination eligibility tools have been developed to support healthcare professionals to determine children's vaccination eligibility through the changes. You can find these here:
This MMRV eligibility tool is only applicable from 1 January 2026:
These 2 eligibility tools cover the period 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025:
Please read the Welsh policy document before using the UKHSA Childhood vaccinations eligibility calculator.
Changes to routine childhood and selective neonatal hepatitis B vaccinations (WHC/2025/019) [HTML] | GOV.WALES (external site) for further information.
The UKHSA childhood vaccinations eligibility calculator can be accessed at: Childhood immunisation eligibility calculator - Health Publications (external site)
MMRV programme: information for healthcare practitioners - GOV.UK (external site)
Guidance on changes to the childhood immunisation schedule in Wales:
Changes to the childhood immunisation schedule: JCVI statement - GOV.UK (external site)
JCVI statement on a childhood varicella (chickenpox) vaccination programme - GOV.UK (external site)
MMRV programme: information for healthcare practitioners - GOV.UK (external site)
Online courses and training materials about a number of vaccines and diseases can be accessed via the E-learning page.
Further training information and resources are provided on the Training Resources and Events page.
The slides and recordings to provide detailed briefings to support Health Boards with local training are available to view on Training (sharepoint.com) (access for NHS healthcare staff).
These unscheduled immunisation record form covers the period 1 January 2026:
These unscheduled immunisation record form covers the period 1 July 2025 to 31 December 2025:
The routine childhood immunisation schedule in Wales has been updated in CYPrIS to reflect that:
Meningococcal group B vaccine (MenB) is scheduled for 12 weeks of age
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) is scheduled for 16 weeks of age
Any appointments made on or after the 3rd of November will display the new schedule changes.
Immunisation against infectious disease - GOV.UK (external site)
The Green Book has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures, for vaccine preventable infectious diseases in the UK.
Please refer to the following Welsh policy document before using the following external documents: Changes to routine childhood and selective neonatal hepatitis B vaccinations (WHC/2025/019) [HTML] | GOV.WALES (external site)
Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status (the incomplete immunisation algorithm) is a summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations
Vaccination of individuals with uncertain or incomplete immunisation status (external site)
Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the routine childhood schedule changes from 1 July 2025
Childhood schedule changes from 1 July 2025: information for healthcare practitioners (external site)
The UKHSA Visual guide to vaccines poster includes packaging and product presentation of the vaccines used in the routine vaccination programmes Visual guide to vaccines poster (external site)
6-in-1 vaccine:
Hexavalent DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB combination vaccine: information for healthcare practitioners Hexavalent combination vaccine: programme guidance (external site)
Hepatitis B:
Summary of hepatitis B vaccine schedule, advice and guidance for pregnant women and new mothers Hepatitis B vaccine aide memoire (external site)
Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the hexavalent vaccine programme, including its use in the selective neonatal hepatitis B programme, from 1 July 2025: Hexavalent DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB vaccine and the selective neonatal hepatitis B (HepB) programme (external site)
MenACWY vaccine:
Pneumoccocal:
PGD templates for vaccines can be found on the Welsh Medicines Advice Service (external site) PGDs page.