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The Green Book is the UK Department of Health's guide to Immunisation Against Infectious Disease. It is aimed at healthcare professionals who immunise, and has the latest information on vaccines and vaccination procedures in the UK.

Public Health England publishes statistical data about infectious diseases:

All drugs have both a Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC) and a Patient Information Leaflet (PIL). These documents contain much of the same information, but are written with different audiences in mind: the SPC is aimed at medical professionals, while the PIL is aimed at patients. People without a medical background are advised to use the PILs as they are easier to understand. However, we have given links to most of the SPCs as well. (Department of Health advice is based on the most up-to-date information on each vaccine and may be slightly different from the information in some of the SPCs and PILs.)

The list below contains all the vaccines currently used in the UK by the NHS. Other vaccines have been licensed for use in the UK and may occasionally be used (for example, by private providers). If in doubt ask for the trade name of the vaccine and a copy of the Patient Information Leaflet.

Vaccine Type Product & Links
6-in-1 vaccine

Infanrix Hexa: SPC   PIL

Vaxelis: SPC   PIL

Rotavirus vaccine

Rotarix: SPC   PIL

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV)

Prevenar 13: SPC    PIL

MenB vaccine

Bexsero: SPC  PIL

Hib/MenC vaccine

Menitorix: SPC   PIL

MMR vaccines

MMRVaxpro: SPC   PIL

Priorix: SPC   PIL

Nasal flu vaccine

Fluenz Tetra (also called FluMist): SPC   PIL

Pre-school booster vaccines

Repevax: SPC   PIL

Infanrix IPV: SPC   PIL

Boostrix-IPV: SPC   PIL

HPV vaccine

Gardasil: SPC   PIL

Gardasil 9: SPC   PIL

Teenage booster

Revaxis: SPC   PIL

MenACWY vaccines

Menveo: SPC    PIL

Nimenrix: SPC   PIL

Inactivated flu vaccines Several different makes of flu vaccine are licensed each year for use in the UK. For more information, ask for the Patient Information Leaflet for the vaccine you are offered.
Shingles vaccine

Zostavax: SPC   PIL

Shingrix: SPC   PIL

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV)

Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine: SPC   PIL

Hepatitis B vaccines Several different makes of vaccine are licensed for use in the UK. For more information, ask for the Patient Information Leaflet for the vaccine you are offered.
Chickenpox vaccines

Varilrix: SPC   PIL

Varivax: SPC   PIL

TB vaccine (BCG vaccine)

BCG vaccine made by A J Vaccines: SPC   PIL

COVID-19 Vaccines

 

 

 

Page last updated Thursday, May 26, 2022