Vaccination is important because it's
the safest and most effective way of
preventing your child from getting
severe infection it's the best way to
protect your child from the disease
without them actually Contracting the
disease the vaccines are tried they're
tested they're very safe very low
reaction and they're given at the right
times
parents often ask me if it's safe for
babies and young children to have
several vaccinations at once and the
data is very clear it is safe babies
receive multiple vaccines at the same
time to protect them from the earliest
possible time Point their immune systems
are incredibly clever and can cope with
many vaccines all at the one time and
also there's a psychological aspect if
they only come in once and they get a
few vaccines it's less disturbing for
the children it's the same as giving
them one is giving them full they react
the same most children when they're
vaccinated don't have any side effects
at all and on the rare occasion where a
side effect does occur it's usually
local at the injection site with some
mild redness or swelling they could
cause a local reaction that can be
treated with a cold compress or maybe a
mild temperature that can be treated
with paracetamol and I often say to
parents if they're getting a reaction
that's a good thing it means that their
immune system is responding to that
vaccine and that means that it's working
and their children are protected if a
parent is concerned about vaccinations
and in two minds for whatever reasons we
usually try to reinforce the fact if a
baby gets sick there's a lot more
intervention than just having a vaccine
having a vaccine is a much simpler way
of protecting your child they cause a
little bit of discomfort for a lifetime
of gain in healthcare we understand that
some parents are concerned about
vaccination but my take-home message
today is that the benefit hugely
outweighs the risk