Vaccinations

Childhood vaccines

Vaccinations protect your child against serious diseases. Babies need to have vaccinations when they are 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks old. Older children need to have vaccinations at one year and at 3 years, 4 months. Find more information about childhood immunisations below.

• NHS Children vaccination schedule
• Polio vaccine
• MMR Vaccine - The MMR vaccine protects against three serious illnesses: measles, mumps and rubella (german measles).

MMR vaccination

Measles cases are surging in London.

Walk-in MMR vaccinations available at the following locations and dates. Two doses provides the best protection against the disease.

These vaccination sessions are for eligible individuals from 1-year-old who meet one of the following conditions:

• not immunised at all or not completely immunised with the MMR vaccine
• not sure if they have been immunised for MMR.

This eligibility aligns with the routine MMR childhood immunisation schedule, which involves two doses provided at the recommended intervals:

• The first dose is typically administered at 1 year of age or later, on or after the first birthday.
• The second dose is routinely scheduled before school entry, usually at 3 years and 4 months of age.

Translation services are available for patients whose first language is not English.

August 2024

Mondays and Thursdays

Whittington Hospital Vaccination Centre

• Mandela Avenue, N19 5NF
• 9.15am to 4.45pm

Tuesdays

Paradise Park Children's Centre

• 164 MacKenzie Road, N7 8SE
• 10am to 12pm

Archway Children's Centre

• 1 Vorley Road, Archway, N19 5HE
• 1.30pm to 3.30pm

Wednesdays

Andover Community Centre

• 55-57 Corker Walker Andover Estate, N7 7RY
• 10am to 12pm

Fridays

Northern Health Centre

• 580 Holloway Road, Archway, N7 6LB
• 9.30am to 11am

Hornsey Road Children's Centre

• 8 Tiltman Place, Hornsey Road, Finsbury Park, N7 7EN
• 1.30pm to 3pm

Covid vaccines

Some people at increased risk of getting seriously ill from COVID-19 may be able to get a seasonal COVID-19 vaccine later in 2024. The NHS will contact you if your NHS record suggests you may be eligible.

Find out more about getting a COVID-19 vaccine, including if you’re eligible and how to get it.

Flu vaccines

Flu vaccines are safe and effective. They are offered every year on the NHS to help protect people at risk of flu.

The flu vaccine is available for the following eligible residents:

• all children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024
• primary school aged children (from Reception to Year 6)
• secondary school aged children (from Year 7 to Year 11)
• all children in clinical risk groups aged from 6 months to less than 18 years
• those aged 50 years and over
• pregnant women
• those in long-stay residential care homes
• carers
• close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
• frontline health and social care staff
• those aged 6 months to 65 years in clinical at-risk groups
  • Respiratory (lung) diseases, including asthma
  • Heart disease, kidney disease or liver disease
  • Diabetes
  • Neurological (brain or nerve) conditions including learning and disability
  • Being seriously overweight (BMI of 40 and above)

More information about the flu and the flu vaccine.

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Community child flu vaccination clinics

We are running community flu vaccination clinics for school-age children (Reception to Year 11) in several locations throughout September to December. 

See dates, times and locations for community clinics.

These are drop-in clinics but appointments are available if preferred. To book an appointment, please either call Vaccination UK on 0208 017 7925 or alternatively email islington@v-uk.co.uk.