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Tag: Public Health Scotand

Childhood vaccines

Vaccines continue to be the most effective way to protect people from serious, life-threatening diseases.

Thanks to vaccines, diseases like smallpox, polio, & tetanus, that were once responsible for millions of deaths and disabilities, have been eliminated or drastically reduced.

Posted on 01/03/202601/03/2026Author davepickeringCategories UncategorizedTags childhood vaccinations, Children and Families, Health and wellbeing, NHS Scotland, Public Health Scotand, vaccines

Public Health Scotland: Vaccination advice for Scotland’s students

Meningococcal disease is one of the major causes of meningitis.

Make sure you’ve received your MenACWY vaccine.

For more information visit:

http://nhsinform.scot/vaccinesforstudents #Vaccines4Students

Posted on 03/08/202503/08/2025Author davepickeringCategories North Edinburgh NewsTags halth and wellbeing, meningitis, public health, Public Health Scotand, students, vaccination programme
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