Welcome to your child’s immunization guide
As your child prepares to start school, it’s important to make sure they are protected from preventable diseases. This guide will help you understand what vaccines your child needs, when to get them, and why they are so important. Vaccines are safe and help keep your child and others around them healthy.
Why are vaccines important?
Vaccines help protect your child from serious illnesses like measles, whooping cough, and polio. These diseases can cause severe illness, hospitalisation, and even death. Vaccines are your child’s best defence!
How do vaccines work?
Vaccines help your child’s immune system fight off diseases. When your child gets a vaccine, their body learns to recognize and fight specific infections. If they ever encounter these diseases in the future, their body will know what to do to protect them.
What to expect after vaccination
Most children will have mild side effects, like:
• Fever
• Sore arm or redness at the injection site.
These side effects usually go away on their own within a few days. They are much milder and easier for your child to handle than the symptoms these illnesses can cause.
