Common side effects occur soon after vaccination and last one to 2 days. Generally no treatment is required.
This factsheet covers the following vaccines:
- Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis-(whooping cough)-polio
- Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (whooping cough)
- Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib)
- Hepatitis B
- Human papillomavirus (HPV)
- Influenza
- Measles-mumps-rubella-varicella (chickenpox)
- Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine
- Meningococcal ACWY
- Meningococal B
- Pneumococcal vaccine
- Polio
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
- Rotavirus
- Varicella (chickenpox)
- Zoster (shingles)
For further information visit Immunisation.
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- Date published
- 06 Sep 2023
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Reviewed 04 February 2025