Childhood Vaccines in South Tees
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Protecting your baby with vaccines
Vaccines help your baby’s body learn how to fight off certain diseases.
As a parent or carer, you can help protect your child by making sure they get all their free childhood vaccines.
This helps keep your child safe from serious illnesses that can be prevented with vaccines.
To protect your baby, make sure you take them to all their vaccination appointments.
Baby’s 6 steps to protection
Step 1 – 8 weeks
1st dose: 6-in-1, rotavirus, and meningitis B vaccines
Starting their protection against diseases that can cause breathing difficulties, blood poisoning, movement difficulties, brain and spinal cord damage, and dehydration.
Step 2 - 12 weeks
2nd dose: 6-in-1, rotavirus, and meningitis B vaccines
Increasing their protection against breathing difficulties, blood poisoning, movement difficulties, brain and spinal cord damage, and dehydration
Step 3 - 16 weeks
1st dose: pneumococcal vaccine and 3rd dose: 6-in-1-vaccine
Starting their protection against diseases that can cause lung damage. Increasing their protection against breathing difficulties, blood poisoning, movement difficulties, brain and spinal cord damage, and dehydration
Step 4 - 1 year
1st dose: MMR vaccine, 2nd dose: pneumococcal vaccine and 3rd dose: meningitis B vaccine
Starting their protection against diseases that can cause blindness, joint pain and seizures (fits)
Increasing their protection against lung damage and brain and spinal cord damage.
Step 5 - 18 months
2nd dose: MMR vaccine and 4th dose: 6-in-1 vaccine,
Increasing their protection against blindness, joint pain and seizures (fits), breathing difficulties, blood poisoning, movement difficulties.
Step 6 - 3 years 4 months
1st dose: 4-in-1 booster
Increasing their protection against breathing difficulties, blood poisoning, and movement difficulties.
2-16 years
Annual doses: flu nasal spray
Protecting them and others against flu when they really need it.
Why are childhood vaccinations so important?
Every year, millions of parents across the UK make sure their children get the vaccines they need. This helps protect children from dangerous diseases that can be prevented.
Some vaccines need more than one dose to work properly. Your child will only be fully protected if they get all the doses in the schedule.
The chance of a serious reaction to a vaccine is very low – about the same as being struck by lightning.
Vaccines don’t just protect your child – they also help protect others in the community who may be more at risk.
Help protect your child by booking their vaccinations today.
Getting your child vaccinated is one of the best ways to keep them safe from serious illness.
It’s free, quick, and helps your child stay strong and healthy.
check their vaccine schedule and make sure they’re up to date.
book their next appointment with your GP or practice nurse.
every dose matters – don’t miss a step!
Protect your child. Protect others. Act now.
