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Immunisation is a way of protecting your child against serious disease. Once children have been immunised their bodies can fight those diseases if they come into contact with them.
If a child is not immunised they will be at risk from catching the disease and will rely on other people immunising their children to avoid becoming infected.
There will always be some children who are left unprotected because:
However, if more people choose not to immunise their children, then the number of children at risk of catching to a disease will increase and outbreaks of the disease will occur.
Extensive advice and information regarding the importance of immunisation is provided by the NHS.
Contact the Barnsley Safeguarding Children Board :safeguardingchildrenboard@barnsley.gov.uk
This page was last updated on the 4th of September 2007 and is scheduled for review on or before the 4th of September 2008
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