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posts related to: MMR vaccine
Question: Baby not eating after MMR immunisation
Q: “My 15-month-old daughter has stopped eating since having her MMR injection and her stools are a cream colour. She is drinking a lot and sleeping a lot, otherwise she is in good health. Should I be concerned?” A: Some babies can be unwell for a short while following the MMR injection. It usually begins three…
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Tagged allergic reaction, MMR, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Vaccination
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Question: Measles, Mumps & Rubella vaccine
Q: “My son is now nearly four and a half and had the MMR vaccine at a year with no significant problems. He has now been called for his second MMR vaccination. Is the vaccine always given in two stages? I have seen several references to it being given as a single injection at 12-15 months,…
MMR : are single jabs the answer?
Currently, no country in the world recommends giving the three vaccines separately. Thirty three European countries, plus Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA, all use the MMR vaccine. However, there are still health professionals advocating single vaccines. Read on to find out the case for and against… The case for single jabs Some…
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Tagged allergic reaction, Immunology, MCA, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, Vaccination, Vaccination schedule, Vaccines
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Meningitis C vaccine
Babies across the United Kingdom are to be offered the meningitis C vaccine, at the same time as their routine vaccinations. Children due to get their routine vaccinations at around two, three, four and 13 months will be offered the new jab at the same time. Meningitis C kills one in every ten people affected. When it will be…
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Tagged immunisation, Jabs, Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis C, MMR injection, MMR vaccine
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The Pneumococcal vaccine
What changes are being introduced? There will be three main changes to the current vaccination program in the UK. Routine pneumococcal vaccine is being introduced The MenC vaccine will be re-spaced to 3, 4 and 12 months There will be a booster of Hib at 12 months Are these changes necessary? Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam…
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Tagged immunisation, Jabs, Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis C, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Pneumococcal vaccine
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The five-in-one vaccine
What is currently used and why is it being changed? Babies are already given a four in one vaccine, by injection in three stages at 2, 3 and 4 months old, which protects against diptheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and Hib (a meningitis bacteria). As well as this, babies are protected against Polio in the form of…
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Tagged five in one, immunisation, Jabs, Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis C, MMR injection, MMR vaccine, Vaccines
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Why should I immunise my child?
Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to protect your child against life- hreatening disease. Babies are born with some natural immunity which they get from their mother through the placenta and if she breast feeds. However, this immunity to diseases does not last long after they are born so vaccinations are given to help them build their…
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Tagged Child Health, immunisation, Jabs, Meningitis, Meningitis B, Meningitis C, MMR injection, MMR vaccine
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Contradictions to immunisation
There are very few genuine reasons why an immunisation should not be given. Let your doctor or health visitor know if your child: Is acutely unwell or has a very high fever , more than 38 degrees C. (A cold without the child being acutely ill is not a contradiction). Has had a true anaphylactic reaction to…
MMR Vaccine
MMR stands for Measles, Mumps and Rubella and is often referred to as the triple vaccine. Children receive a single injection of the MMR vaccine at around 13 months, with another dose given at three years and four to five months old and your child needs two doses. Dr Ramsay, a consultant epidemiologist, says “Anyone…
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Tagged antibodies, Autism, Child Health, encephalitis, German measles, immunisation, live measles, Measles, Measles Mumps Rubella, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, slight rash, Vaccination, Vaccines
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Measles, jabs and eggs
Doctors have today urged mothers of children with egg allergies not to avoid measles immunisations any longer. Experts on allergy have endorsed the recommendation, which applies to nearly every child in this risk category. It has been estimated by the researchers that nearly 6,000 children a year with egg allergies are safely given the measles, mumps and rubella…
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Tagged allergic reaction, allergy, Child Health, Egg allergy, food allergy, immunisation, Measles, MMR vaccine, Mumps, rubella, severe asthma, Vaccination, Vaccines
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