Vaccine Programme & Information
The importance of ensuring everybody eligible is fully vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella remains essential.
This page contains resource to support how important and safe MMR and all other routine immunisations are:
Useful information on MMR vaccination:
- For more information regarding the schedule of MMR please visit the NHS vaccine site - MMR vaccine
- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/around-1-in-10-children-starting-school-at-risk-of-measles
- https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/01/what-do-i-need-to-know-about-the-mmr-vaccine/
Easy to understand information on the childhood vaccine schedule to help parents understand what vaccines are available to their child and when:
Childhood Vaccinations - Why they are so crucial for our children's health
NHS.UK content – NHS vaccinations - www.nhs.uk/vaccination
Childhood Vaccine information
Key public messages
NHS England and NHS Improvement are using the following key public messages in our communications:
- Routine childhood and adult vaccinations are continuing through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Routine vaccinations provide essential protection against potentially life-threatening diseases.
- While coronavirus has had an impact and put limitations on all our lives, it is important that you or your baby or child still have routine vaccinations. They protect against serious and potentially deadly illnesses and stop outbreaks in the community.
- It is safe to go and have your vaccinations – GP practices have measures in place to minimise any risk to you and your family.
- If you or your child has missed a vaccinations appointment because of disruption related to COVID-19, please ring your GP practice to re-book. Most routine vaccines given by GPs are for children aged 0-5 and pregnant women.
- You do not need to contact your GP regarding immunisations that are normally delivered through schools, as you will be contacted separately about this.
- For details of which vaccinations are given, please visit www.nhs.uk/vaccinations
- If the person needing vaccination has coronavirus symptoms or is self-isolating because someone in the household is displaying symptoms, please contact your GP practice to reschedule.
Resources - PHE & NHS leaflets, including translated versions
- MMR for all – Polish, Somali and Romanian - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mmr-for-all-general-leaflet
- What to expect after vaccination – Chinese, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Polish, Romanian, Somali, Urdu and Vietnamese - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-to-expect-after-vaccinations
- Moving to the UK-immunisation leaflet – Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Kurdish, Pashto, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Tigrinya and Urdu - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immunisation-information-for-migrants
- Protecting your baby against hepatitis B – Polish, Romanian, Chinese, Urdu and Vietnamese - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-your-baby-against-hepatitis-b-leaflet
- TB, BCG and your baby leaflets - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tb-bcg-and-your-baby-leaflet
