Vaccinations

WonderBaba Mumps Update Feb 2020!

What is Mumps? Mumps is an acute viral infection. It is characterised by the painful swelling of the parotid glands, which are located in the side of the face under...

Should you give your baby calpol or nurofen before vaccinations?

This is a question that crops up time and time again - especially now since new guidance has been given with the introduction of the MenB Vaccine to the primary...

Meningitis – Do you know what you’re looking for?

Meningitis describes an infection of the meninges. The meninges are the protective membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The infection can be viral or bacterial. Viral infections, whilst very...

A WonderBaba Guide to the MMR Vaccination

The MMR vaccine is given at twelve months of age and again when your child is in junior infants at school. It is 95% effective at protecting against Measles, Mumps...

A WonderBaba Guide to the 6 in 1 vaccine given at 2,4, and 6 months of age!

This vaccine is given at two, four and six months and protects your child against six different diseases in one injection. Diphtheria – This can be a very serious bacterial...

Chicken Pox -Vaccination Facts for Parents!

What is the vaccine? The Chicken Pox vaccine contains a laboratory weakened/altered amount of the Varicella virus which stimulates an immune response in the patients body so that they will...

Updated Information on the Primary Immunisation Programme 2016!

Hi Mums and Dads of WonderBabas in Ireland! There have been some recent announcements about the immunisations which your child will be offered. It has been announced that the HSE...

Measles – A WonderBaba Guide!

Measles is a contagious viral illness which is most common among children age one to four years of age. The MMR vaccine is the most effective way to protect your...

A WonderBaba Guide to Childhood Vaccinations in Ireland!

All babies who are born on or after the 1st of October 2016 receive two 'new' vaccines as part of the programme. These were not included in the previous...

MenB Vaccine – Update!

This is now included in the current national childhood schedule. Babies born on or after the 1st October 2016 have been offered the vaccine as part of the standard childhood...

Tuberculosis and the BCG – A Parent’s Guide!

Tuberculosis and the BCG – A Parent’s Guide! Tuberculosis is a serious but curable condition which is spread by tiny water droplets passing from one person to another usually by...

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