What diseases do vaccines protect against?
- Diphtheria
- Hepatitis b
- Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b)
- Polio
- Tetanus
- Whooping cough (pertussis)
- Rotavirus
- Meningitis
- Pneumococcus
- Measles
- Mumps
- Rubella
- Flu
- HPV
Flu
Flu vaccination is safe and effective. It’s offered every year through the NHS to help protect people at risk of getting seriously ill from flu.
The NHS website provides information about who can get it, how to book and where to get the vaccine.
Find out about flu vaccination for adults
Find out about flu vaccination for children
Childhood immunisations
If children aren’t vaccinated, this means they are at greater risk of getting ill and dying from infectious diseases. Protect your children by ensuring they are vaccinated.
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One of the most important things that a parent can do for their child is to make sure that they have all their routine childhood vaccinations. It’s the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.
Ideally, children should have their jabs at the right age to protect them as early as possible and minimise the risk of infection.
Find out which jabs your child needs, when they need them, and what the benefits of each jab are.
Is it safe for children to have several vaccines at once?
Yes. Children come into contact with many bacteria and viruses every day. Their immune systems are very able to respond to multiple vaccines at once. If you spread these vaccines out rather than giving them together, your child is left unprotected for longer.
Travel vaccinations
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.
It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible, at least 6 weeks before you travel, as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.
Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.
COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against COVID-19.
The NHS website provides information about the vaccination, who can get it, and safety and side effects.
Find out about COVID-19 vaccination
Related information
NHS vaccinations and when to have them
Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself