Child Immunisation
| Parents/guardians of children will receive notifications via the local Community Health Services when immunisations are due. Appointments will be sent to you to attend the Immunisation Clinic on Thursday afternoons, with the Practice Nurse. |
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| If a vaccine is given when a baby still has antibodies to the disease,
the antibodies can stop the vaccine working. This is why routine
childhood immunisations do not start until a baby is two months old,
before the antibodies a baby gets from its mother have stopped working.
This is also why it is important for parents to stick to the
immunisation schedule, as a delay can leave a baby unprotected. A delay
can increase the chance of adverse reactions to some vaccines, such as
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Vaccination Schedule
At two months old:
* Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection * Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection At three months old: * Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection * Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) (MenC) - one injection At four months old: * Diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) (DTaP/IPV/Hib) - one injection * Meningitis C (meningococcal group C) (MenC) - one injection * Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection At around 12 months old: * Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and meningitis C (Hib/MenC) - booster dose in one injection At around 13 months old: * Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection * Pneumococcal infection - pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) - one injection Three years four months to five years old (pre-school): * Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and polio (dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV) - one injection * Measles, mumps and rubella (German measles) (MMR) - one injection 13 to 18 years old: * Diphtheria, tetanus and polio (Td/IPV) - one injection
Further reading
There are some excellent websites that will answer all
your questions and queries about immunisation and vaccination. If you
are worried about giving the MMR vaccine, you should access the MMR
site.
www.immunisation.nhs.uk The most comprehensive, up-to-date and accurate source of information on vaccines, disease and immunisation in the UK.
www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Vaccines/MMR
This website has been put together to answer any questions you might
have about MMR. You can look for information and resources in the MMR
library, ask an expert panel a question, and read up on the latest news
stories relating to MMR.
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