Family Health

Immunisation helps to protect you from disease - Children

It’s really important children continue to receive the booster vaccines and MMR vaccine they are due at one year during the pandemic. These will protect them against several different serious infectious diseases.

Make an appointment with your GP practice who can give them safely.

Vaccination appointments count as an important medical reason to leave your home.

Immunisation helps to protect you from disease – General

During a pandemic, it’s more important than ever to keep up with infant, child and adult immunisations to prevent outbreaks of other diseases.

Make an appointment with your GP practice, and make sure you and your children are protected.

Make sure you and your baby are protected

Pregnant women need to have their whooping cough vaccination. You can have it at your GP practice from week 16 of your pregnancy. Planned appointments help to keep vulnerable pregnant mums safe from COVID-19.

Vaccination appointments count as an important medical reason to leave your home.