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The First Four years - Approximate
Dates
8 Weeks
12
Weeks
16
Weeks
8 -
12 Months
13 -
15 Months
21 -
24 Months
3
Years
3 - 4
Years
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Pre-School Assessment
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Pre-School Immunisation
MMR Update : Catch-up programme
If your child has not had two doses
of MMR vaccine they are at risk of
catching measles. Measles can be
serious leading to pneumonia and
even death.
If your child has not received a
complete course of MMR vaccine (two
doses), the Department of Health
recommendation is that your child
needs a catch-up dose of MMR
vaccine.
If our records show that your child
has not received a complete course
of MMR vaccine, we are writing to
invite you to bring your child to
the surgery for this vaccination. If
you think your child has NOT
received a complete course but you
have NOT received notification from
us by 14th November 2008, please
contact the surgery where a check
can be made against the immunisation
records.
This catch-up dose is important for
your child because there has been a
recent rise in cases of measles.
Measles is one of the most
infectious diseases known and MMR
vaccine will protect your child from
measles, mumps and rubella.
For more information on measles and
the MMR vaccine please get in touch
with your health visitor, practice
nurse, GP or visit
www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Vaccines
As an NHS provider we recommend the
MMR vaccine for your child and hope
that you will make an appointment
with one of the practice nurses for
this vaccination to be done.
HPV Update: Catch-up programme
Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine
(commonly known as the HPV vaccine).
From autumn 2008, the vaccine will
be offered every year to 12 to
13-year-old girls (school year 8).
A three-year catch-up programme will
also start from autumn 2008 and will
offer the vaccine to older girls
aged 13-18. Please
click here
for further details.
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