UK sources of information and / or support

 Patient UK

Has a range of leaflets on Immunisations.

 Immunisation Information from Department of Health

Web versions of key documents about immunisation, aimed at health professionals but of interest to all. Including the Green Book (an updated guide to all aspects of immunisation) and the Yellow Book (about immunisations required for foreign travel).

  A guide to immunisations up to 13 months of age

Information from the Department of Health regarding immunisations up to the age of 13 months.

  Immunisations at 12 and 13 months of age

Information from the Department of Health regarding immunisations at 12 and 13 months of age.

 What to expect after vaccinations

Information from the Department of Health. This leaflet tells you about the common side effects of vaccinations (immunisations) that might occur in babies and young children up to five years of age.

 Immunisation for Children

Directgov is the website of the UK government for its citizens, providing information and online services for the public all in one place. They provide a wide range of information including one in this area.

 Immunisation

In-depth and easy to understand information from Healthscotland.com on all major immunisations given today. Leaflets and factsheets available to download.

 Vaccination and immunisation

Information from the Health Protection Agency.

 UK Vaccine Industry Group

Provides information on all issues relating to vaccination and immunisation. Includes patient factsheets on various immunisations.

  Immunisation

Healthtalkonline, is an award-winning charity website, which lets you share in other people's experiences of health and illness. The information is based on qualitative research into patient experiences led by experts at the University of Oxford.

 Sanofi Pasteur MSD

Sanofi Pasteur MSD is the only European company dedicated exclusively to vaccines and was founded in 1994, as a joint venture between Sanofi Pasteur and Merck and Co. Inc. Their website provides lots of information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent.

 Medicine Guide for Immunisations

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Vaccinations

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Childhood immunisation

Information from BUPA.

See also the Patient UK travel page for travel immunisations.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.