The practice’s child vaccination clinics are currently held on Wednesday mornings for under 2 years, and Friday afternoons for undewr 5 years. See the links below for more information.

Childhood vaccinations are now given at 2, 3 & 4 months of age to protect small babies from:

• Diphtheria
• Tetanus
• Whooping Cough
• Polio
• Hib. Meningitis C
• Pneumococcal infection.

At 12 months of age babies receive a further Hib & Meningitis C injection. This is followed, at 15 months of age, by a Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination plus a second dose of the vaccination to protect against Pneumococcal infection.

Between 3 years four months and five years of age children receive their ‘pre-school’ booster immunisations against:

• MMR
• Diphtheria
• Tetanus
• Whooping Cough
• Polio.

Parents will be informed automatically of the need to bring their child to the surgery for any vaccination due under the Northern Ireland regional programme. It is advisable that parents ensure their child has received all the recommended vaccinations before starting school.