Although babies are born with a natural immunity to disease, this typically begins to diminish at the age of two months. For this reason, it would be advisable that your child has the relevant immunisations to protect them from the threat of serious infections such as Meningitis and Polio.

There are many diseases that can be prevented through vaccinations. When your baby is a few months old, he can be a polio vaccination, DTP-Hib vaccination and a meningitis C vaccination. The polio vaccine is taken orally as drops, whereas the other two are given through injections in either the thing or the buttocks.

The MMR vaccine will protect your child against measles, mumps and rubella. MMR is given to your child as one single vaccination typically between the ages of one year up to eighteen months. DTP-Hib is a vaccine that protects your child against meningitis and septicaemia. It is recommended that you visit your doctor to discuss all of the available vaccinations.

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