Many of the diseases they protect against are now rare in Scotland, largely because vaccination has been so effective. Even so, it’s important that children continue to be vaccinated — without ongoing protection, these diseases could become more common again. Some can have life‑changing or even life‑threatening consequences.

Your child will be offered a range of vaccines at different stages. The immunisation schedule has recently changed, which means some children will now receive certain vaccines at different ages depending on when they were born.

For more information on these changes and the vaccines themselves, please visit NHS Inform.

If you have any questions about your child’s vaccines, you can speak to your health visitor or the person giving the vaccine.