In the UK, every child should be protected against preventable diseases and is entitled to free childhood immunisations. It is important that children are offered the chance to be vaccinated safely and effectively.
Information on why vaccination is safe and important can be found on the NHS website.
- Scheduled vaccinations (for ages 0-5, including MMR, 6 in 1 and others) are typically accessed via GP.
- Other school age vaccinations are typically offered via schools, or via GP if unable to access through that route by the School Age Immunisation Service. The immunisation team delivers routine national childhood Immunisations to children at school in Birmingham and Solihull, and to those that live within Birmingham and Solihull, offering protection against disease. Further details of their services can be found at Immunisation Services: Birmingham Community Healthcare website. They visit more than 600 locations across the area every year to offer immunisation services to children and young people. These venues include mainstream and special schools, behaviour support units, independent schools, patient homes, and health centre-based vaccination clinics.
Covid Vaccinations
- There is a current COVID offer for 6 months to 4 years clinically at risk, as well as any 5 year old who turns 5 on or after 1 July 2023; this is delivered through 6 hubs across Birmingham and Solihull, and an inter-seasonal offer for 5 years and over who are newly immunosuppressed. Parents of eligible children are being contacted pro-actively via the Bookings Team.
- The next COVID vaccination phase is expected to start early October, which will allow access for 5s and over who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID (evergreen offer), plus boosters for designated immunosuppressed, which we anticipate will include 5 years and over immunosuppressed.