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It is important that all children and babies are immunised.
Illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus and polio are thankfully rare
now because of recent immunisation policies, but if contracted can
be crippling or even fatal.
Whooping cough (pertussis) causes a very distressing illness with
severe prolonged coughing and can lead to permanent lung damage.
The risk of vaccination, if indeed any, is minute and has certainly
been overstated in the past. Unfortunately, this has resulted in
many parents deciding against the vaccination for their children and
whooping cough epidemics resulted from this.
We strongly recommend that all babies have this vaccination along
with their other baby injections. If you have any worries or
queries about any aspect of your child’s immunisations, please feel
free to discuss them with your doctor or practice nurse.
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IMMUNISE |
WHAT IS GIVEN
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HOW IT IS
GIVEN |
| 2 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus,
pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilus influenzae
type b (Hib)
DTaP/IPV/Hib) |
One injection |
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Pneumococcal infection
(Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV) |
One injection |
| 3 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib)
(DTaP/IPV/Hib)
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One injection |
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Meningitis C (meningococcal group C)
(MenC) |
One injection |
| 4 months old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio
and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
(DTaP/IPV/Hib) |
One injection |
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Meningitis C (meningococcal group C)
(MenC) |
One injection |
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Pneumococcal infection
(Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, PCV) |
One injection |
| Around 12 months old |
Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and meningitis C
(Hib/MenC) |
One injection |
| Around 13 months old |
Measles, mumps and rubella (German
measles)
(MMR) |
One injection |
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Pneumococcal infection
(PCV) |
One injection |
3 years and 4 months to
5 years old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and
polio
(dTaP/IPV or DTaP/IPV)
Measles, mumps and rubella
(MMR) |
One injection
One injection |
| 13 to 18 years old |
Diphtheria, tetanus, polio (Td/IPV) |
One injection |
For further information please see the
NHS Immunisation Information. |
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 Children's
Immunisation Clinic
Wednesday
9.00am -11.30am
NHS
Immunisation Information
NHS website with information on vaccines,
disease and immunisation in the UK.
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