Children's Immunisations

Please check the following points before bringing your child to the Surgery. There has been a lot of bad publicity in the newspapers about immunisation of children but remember, your child is at greater risk from contracting the disease than he or she is from suffering a reaction to immunisation.

1. Is your child suffering from any feverish illness? Don’t worry about a runny nose without a fever.

2. Does either of the child’s parents or brothers and sisters suffer from epilepsy?

3. Is your child taking steroid treatment?

4. Does your child suffer from any disease affecting his or her immune system?

5. Does your child suffer from a severe reaction to eggs?

6. Has your child suffered from a reaction to any previous immunisation injection?

If the answer to any of the questions above is yes, then tell your Doctor.

WHEN SHOULD CHILDREN BE IMMUNISED?

Age 2, 3 and 4 months:
Immunisation against Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping-cough, Meningitis C Vaccine, HIB, Polio and Pneumococccal

Age 12 – 15 months:
HIB, Meningitis C, MMR & Pneumococcal Booster

Age 3 – 5 years: (Usually pre-school).
Boosters of MMR, Diphtheria, Tetanus. Polio & Whooping Cough.

School Levers:
Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio boosters.

For more information on children's immunisations visit the NHS Immunisation website.