Well currently the diseases vaccinated against include a number of very serious conditions including meningitis polio, diphtheria, whooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella and hepatitis. These vaccinations are given between two and thirteen months.
A time in your baby's life when they are vulnerable to serious illness, so it's highly recommended the babies get their immunizations on scheduling as far as possible to give them the best protection. In the coming months there are plans to add vaccinations for rotavirus and meningitis B to the schedule.
Answering: Dr. Emma Kearney, General Practitioner, Limerick Maternity Hospital
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Studies show that babies can taste what a mother is eating. Stronger flavors (like garlic) are especially able to pass through amniotic fluid. Children have also displayed preferences to certain foods that they were exposed to during gestation.
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