Immunisation information in Scotland from the NHS

Your guide to immunisation and vaccines

Immunisation helps protect against serious diseases such as measles, mumps, whooping cough and polio.

Find out why immunisation is important, when to immunise, what vaccines are available and what they protect against.

Teenagers between 10 and 17 who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated are now eligible for a catch-up MMR vaccination.

The rotavirus immunisation protects babies and young children against an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting.

Find the latest information and resources about the Hepatitis B immunisation programme.

Find the latest information and resources on the new whooping cough immunisation programme for pregnant women.