Articles Tagged: vaccination

Why I think it's selfish not to immunise your children

By Rachel Mostyn, Mar 28, 2012

Can you imagine how frightening it must be to see your beautiful eight-week-old baby girl turn blue and fight for her life? The sheer panic and hysteria that takes hold as you try desperately to save her. This is exactly what happened to my tiny goddaughter Emily just recently.

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Vaccination mistakes

By parentdish.co.uk, Feb 21, 2011

GPs and nurses have been urged to take more care with immunisations after 108 patients, mostly children, were found to have ...

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Swine flu: Protect your child

By Ben Wakeling, Jan 25, 2011

Swine flu is back, with a vengeance. I should know: I spent four days in hospital with it over the Christmas period. My ...

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Babies to get a new 'super' vaccination against six diseases

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Nov 22, 2010

Babies are to get a new 'super' vaccination against six diseases after their first birthday, the Government has announced. ...

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Do you vaccinate your children?

By Debbie Webber, May 22, 2010

There are a whole host of decisions you have to make when you become parents -- some are huge and others are less important ...

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Will you give your child the swine flu jab?

By Jenny Cornish, Nov 20, 2009

Children aged under five are to be given the swine flu jab, it has been announced. The vaccination programme is to be rolled ...

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Health bosses say cancer jab is safe - are you convinced?

By Jenny Cornish, Sep 30, 2009

[Update: It has now been confirmed that Natalie Morton died of a malignant tumour and not from anything caused by the HPV ...

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Girl dies after cancer jab

By Jenny Cornish, Sep 29, 2009

A teenage girl has died shortly after being given a cervical cancer vaccine at her school in Coventry. The 14-year-old, named ...

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