Diseases to be immunised against

What diseases will my child be protected against?

The National Immunisation Schedule recommends that children be immunised for protection from 11 preventable diseases before they are 5 years old.

The diseases are:

diphtheria
tetanus
whooping cough (pertussis)
polio
hepatitis B
hib (Haemophilus influenzae type b)
rotavirus
pneumococcal disease
measles
mumps
rubella.

More information about these diseases can be found in the Vaccines and the diseases they protect against and the Diseases and reactions to vaccines sections.

Babies and children have the best chance of developing immunity against these diseases if they receive the immunisations at the ages recommended on the National Immunisation Schedule.

https://www.healthed.govt.nz/resource/childhood-immunisation#Diseases to be immunised against