| Studies linking hospital admissions and immunisation records have been used to look at the relation between specific conditions and immunisation. |
| Possible reactions to immunisation against diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis include fever, vomiting, and listlessness. |
| These common communicable diseases cannot be eliminated if the levels of immunisation in the community fall below a critical value. |
| Apart from immunisation, hand washing is seen as the best way to halt the spread of infections. |
| Doctors insist the jab is safe and that a failure to give children the immunisation could lead to an outbreak of mumps, measles and rubella. |
| Maternal and neonatal immunisation offer the best prospects for reducing vertical transmission. |
