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Understand childhood immunisation

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‘Why vaccination is safe and important’ from the NHS

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent infectious diseases. This page explains how vaccines work, what they contain and the most common side effects. It also contains links to other vaccination information.

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Click to read ‘Benefits of immunisation’ from NHS Inform.
The University of Oxford’s Vaccine Knowledge Project has produced these ‘FAQ about vaccines’ that cover ‘Why vaccinate?’, ‘Vaccine safety, side effects and ingredients’, ‘The NHS schedule and how vaccinations will affect your child’, and ‘Weighing up the risks’.
Click to visit this NHS Choices webpage about the ‘MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine’.
This second article from the Vaccine Knowledge Project contains information about measles, a highly infectious viral disease, which is vaccinated against in the MMR.
Click to visit the Gov.uk webpages on immunisation.

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