I’ve just seen that Measles cases in England and Wales have risen to the highest annual total for 18 years, says the Health Protection Agency. In the 1990s, experts thought they were close to eliminating measles for good. But now the World Health Organization (WHO) has put back its target date for getting rid of […]
I read with concern that whooping cough is on track to become the most severe preventable epidemic in over a half century, with 18 deaths and around 41,000 cases already reported in the US in 2012. One of the causes of this epidemic stems from the decline in adequate and timely vaccine protection. “Vaccinations are […]
Here’s a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have the injections. Use this interactive tool to create a personalised wall planner for your child. http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/vaccinations/Pages/Vaccinationchecklist.aspx
