1. Is your child suffering from any feverish illness? Don't worry about a runny nose without a fever.

2. Does the child's parent, brother or sister suffer from epilepsy? Epilepsy in more distant relatives is not considered a problem.

3. Is your child taking steroid treatment?

4. Does your child suffer from any disease affecting their immune system?

5. Does your child suffer from a severe reaction to eggs?

6. Has your child suffered from a reaction to any previous immunisation injection?

7. Has your child got a high temperature now?

If the answer to any of the questions above is yes then tell your doctor.

Your child is at greater risk from contracting the disease than they are from suffering a reaction to the immunisation.

when should children be immunised?

Children's immunisations are performed by the nurse. Simply make an appointment in the usual way, telling the receptionist it is for an immunisation injection.

Listed below is the current recommended immunisation schedule:
(The introduction of pneumococcal vaccination will change the schedule - for more information click here.)

• 2 months - diptheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio and Hib as a combined vaccine (five in one)and pneumococcal vaccine
   
• 3 months - five in one plus meningitis C vaccination
   
• 4 months - five in one plus pneumococcal plus meningitis C vaccination
   
• 12 months - Hib and meningitis C vaccination
   
• 13 months- MMR and pneumococcal vaccination
   

For more information on children's immunisations please visit the NHS Immunisation Information website.