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Teenage immunisations for ages 14 to 18
Published:
HPA on behalf of the Department of Health, Social Services
and Public Safety, April 2008. This is a reprint of Teenage
immunisations for ages 14 to 18, August 2006. |
Description:
This booklet explains about the routine immunisations that are offered to all young people before they leave school. These include immunisations against tetanus, diphtheria and polio and (if they have not been given already) MMR and meningitis C. The booklet explains why it is important for young people to get immunised, and compares the effects of each disease against the side effects of the vaccines. It also provides additional information on the signs and symptoms of meningitis and septicaemia, advice on what to do after immunisation and explains when vaccines should not be given. |
Format:
A4, 12 pages, booklet |
Other
formats:
Also available as a PDF in Arabic (185kb), Chinese (complex) (159kb), Chinese (simplified) (150kb), English (238kb), Hindi (80kb), Irish (60kb), Lithuanian (184kb), Polish (186kb), Portuguese (64kb), Russian (308kb)
and Urdu (240kb). |
Target
group:
Parents and health professionals |
Additional
information:
Available from central health promotion resource services, GP surgeries and school nurses. |
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