Immunisation for babies up to 15 months of age
Published:
HPA on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, February 2009. This is a revised reprint of Immunisation for babies in the first year of life, April 2004. |
Description:
This booklet provides information on the routine immunisations that are given to babies to protect them from serious childhood diseases. It describes these diseases and explains why babies need protection from them. In particular, it describes changes to the vaccination schedule introduced in 2006 to protect babies against pneumococcal infection and to provide longer term protection against haemophilus influenzae type b and meningitis C. The leaflet also includes information on the immunisations to protect babies against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and polio and the MMR vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella.
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Format:
A5, 16 pages, booklet
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Other
formats:
PDF available here (342kb) |
Target
group:
Parents and health professionals
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Additional
information:
This booklet has been updated to include a change to the routine childhood immunisation programme. Copies are available from central health promotion resource services and GP surgeries. |
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