• Routinely given to all infants at 2, 4 and 12 months of age.
• This vaccine is only available publicly funded (free) for children up to 5 years of age and those 50 years of age and older in the following high risk groups:
• Anyone who has had a hematopoietic stem cell transplant.
• Anyone with HIV.
• Sickle cell.
• Anyone without a spleen or whose spleen is not working well.
• Congenital immunodeficiencies.
• Long term use of immunosuppressants.
• Malignant growths (tumours).
• Solid organ or islet transplant.
• This vaccine may be recommended for others based on risk factors, however they would have to purchase this vaccine.