חיסונים ואימוניזציה

Vaccines and immunisations can help protect the body against infections. They 'prime' the immune system to recognise micro-organisms such as bacteria and viruses. The UK's Childhood Immunisation Programme includes measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. influenza (flu) vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine ו human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV). There are also many 'travel vaccines' for diseases such as typhoid, קדחת צהובה ו דלקת מוח יפנית.