Advice : Post-Vaccination Babies

Post Vaccination and temperature control advice for parents

Your child will receive scheduled vaccination injections. The vaccine helps your child fight off or prevent certain diseases and is given as an injection. The vaccination stimulates your child’s immune system to make antibodies to fight the disease. Serious major reactions are extremely rare however minor reactions are common following childhood vaccinations these include:

• Tenderness, slight redness, small lump at injection site
• Slight temperature
• Decrease in appetite
• Off form/irritable
• Lack of energy

Post vaccination temperature/fever control

Calpol 2.5mls can be given to babies following their two month vaccination but only to treat a temperature which develops following the vaccination. If your baby is unwell and you are concerned please seek medical advice.

If your child experiences post vaccination fever give him/her

• Calpol (paracetomal) as recommended on bottle or sachet
• Make sure you encourage plenty of fluids
• Keep them cool
• Gently sponge your child’s body, arms and legs with tepid water for no more than five minutes
• Let them rest

Paracetomal suspension (Calpol) is the usual choice and Nurofen is an alternative antipyretic.