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Immunisation illnesses explained
The current immunisation program offers protection against eleven infectious diseases but because vaccinations have been so effective, many people know very little about these illnesses. Read on to find out more about the diseases you’re protecting your child from. Diphtheria Diphtheria is an extremely infectious disease which, thanks to vaccinations, is very rare in the UK. However, in poorer countries…
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Hib: the Hib form of meningitis
The Hib vaccine is given in three doses: at 2 months, 3 months and 4 months Hib stands for Haemophilus influenzae type B. The main illness caused by this infection is meningitis: Hib is the commonest form of meningitis in young children. About one in ten children who have this illness will suffer lasting harm,…
New vaccine for pneumococcal meningitis
With Meningitis Awareness Day on 24th April, a new vaccine will be very welcome news. Meningitis Research Foundation welcomed the news of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) receiving European Commission approval for its new pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Synflorix, to protect against 10 strains of pneumococcal disease in the UK. Any advances in the protection offered to children against this…
