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VACCINATION GUIDE

For babies aged under 1 year:

■ t , and weeks-in- -vaccine protects against diphtheria, hepatitis B, ib, polio, tetanus, whooping cough

■ t and weeks - otavirus vaccine protects against a highly infectious stomach bug

■ t and weeks - MenB vaccine protects against infection by meningococcal group B bacteria

■ weeks - Pneumococcal (PC ) vaccine protects against infections which can lead to pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis

For children aged 1-15 years:

■ year old - ib Men C vaccine boosts protection for the -in- vaccine and protects against Meningitis

C MenB vaccine boosts protection for the MenB vaccine given to babies

Pneumococcal (PC ) vaccine boosts protection for the PC vaccine MM vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

■ years and months-in- pre-school booster vaccine boosts protection for the -invaccine MM vaccine boosts protection for the MM vaccine given to babies.

■ - years, and currently with a second dose - months later P vaccine protects against cancers caused by human papillomavirus.

■ years - -in- teenage booster boosts protection for the -in- and the -in- pre-school booster vaccine Men C Y protects against strains of the meningococcal bacteria , C, and Y which can cause meningitis and blood poisoning (septicaemia)

■ The full list of routine childhood vaccinations is available at nhs.uk/child-vaccines or more information on getting your child vaccinated see accination ti s or arents .nhs.u accine nowledge is a source of independent, evidence-based information about vaccines and infectious diseases https://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/home

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