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Home > Childhood Immunisations

Childhood Immunisations

 

If a vaccine is given when a baby still has antibodies to the disease, the antibodies can stop the vaccine working. This is why routine childhood immunisations do not start until a baby is two months old, before the antibodies a baby gets from its mother have stopped working.

This is also why it is important for parents to stick to the immunisation schedule, as a delay can leave a baby unprotected. A delay can increase the chance of adverse reactions to some vaccines, such as pertussis (whooping cough).

For details of all NHS vaccinations, for babies, children (and adults), please visit https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/

Details of what is given when can be found at https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/

Further information on vaccinations is available from Oxford University : http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk

Last Updated 5 Jun 2025

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