Childhood Ailments

Post-immunisation fever

Your baby might develop a slight fever after an immunisation because the vaccine contains a small amount of the bacteria or virus. This is perfectly normal and shouldn't last longer than a couple of days.

Treating the symptoms

Treat the fever as you would normally. Make sure your little one is getting lots of fluids. It helps to keep their room at a comfortable temperature too. A medicine such as CALPOL® Infant Suspension can be used to relieve pain and fever or you could try CALPROFEN® Ibuprofen Suspension, which starts to work on fever in just 15 minutes and lasts for up to 8 hours.

You may notice a small lump that looks sore and red where the needle pierced the skin, this is quite common. This should disappear in a few weeks without special treatment.

To help you remember key dates, the makers of CALPOL® have created an immunisation table for quick and easy reference.

>> Download the CALPOL immunisation schedule.

This is for background information only. If you are at all concerned or in any doubt contact your GP.