NHS Tayside Vaccination Programme

This includes a number of vaccinations for adults and children. More information on the vaccines and when they are offered can be found at www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation

Visit our winter vaccinations page for information on the flu and COVID-19 winter vaccination programme

People who are eligible for their free shingles vaccine will be invited to attend their local vaccination centre.  The shingles vaccine will help reduce the risk of getting shingles and, if you do develop shingles, will reduce the severity of symptoms.

People aged 65 and over and those with certain health conditions will be invited to attend their local vaccination centre for their free pneumococcal vaccination.  The pneumococcal vaccine will help reduce the risk of getting pneumonia and, if you do develop pneumonia, will reduce the severity of symptoms.

More information on the shingles and pneumococcal vaccines can be found on NHS Inform at the following links.

Shingles vaccine
Pneumococcal vaccine

Whooping cough is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. It can cause severe illness and death, particularly in young unimmunised children, with babies under one year old most at risk. The good news is there’s a whooping cough vaccine that is around 90% effective in preventing hospital admissions and deaths in young babies.

The vaccine is offered to:
• pregnant women (one dose between 16-32 weeks)
• newborn babies (three doses at around 8, 12 and 16 weeks) as part of the ‘6-in-1’ vaccine
• infants (one dose aged 3 years and 4 months) as part of the ‘4-in-1’ vaccine

It’s extremely important that pregnant women get the vaccine. This will help to protect the baby in the first few vulnerable weeks of life until they’re old enough to have their first routine immunisations at around 8 weeks.

For more information about the whooping cough vaccine in pregnancy, speak to your midwife or visit www.nhsinform.scot/whoopingcough  

For more information about the 6-in-1 vaccine offered to newborn babies speak to your health visitor or visit www.nhsinform.scot/6in1

Visit our travel vaccination page for information on vaccinations you may need when going abroad.

NHS Tayside has a child immunisation team which delivers all childhood vaccinations except for COVID vaccines. For all flu appointments please contact 01307 475240. For all other enquiries, please contact the number on your child's appointment letter or 01307 475263.

Childhood vaccines are grouped by age and many are given in conjunction with other vaccines. More information on the schedule of childhood vaccines is available here.

For information on accessing our vaccination centres or assistance during your appointment please visit our Access and Assistance page.

If you are Power of Attorney or guardian of someone who has a vaccination appointment you can find advice here.

For any queries about COVID or flu vaccines which are not answered by the information above please call the national helpline on 0800 030 8013.  For queries about any other vaccines please contact tay.cvs@nhs.scot or call 01382 423108.