Vaccination is an effective way to prevent dangerous infectious diseases. The procedure involves administering a vaccine containing pathogen particles into the child’s body. In response to weakened or inactivated microbes, the immune system produces antibodies, which helps prevent the disease from developing in the future and reduces the risk of complications in the event of contact with the infection.

Benefits of Vaccination for Children

A child’s body is especially vulnerable to pathogenic microorganisms and therefore needs additional protection. Vaccinations provide this by training the immune system to destroy specific bacteria or viruses through the introduction of a minimal amount of the pathogen. Vaccination helps to:

  • prevent the development of severe systemic diseases that may be life-threatening;
  • reduce the likelihood of complications;
  • protect others from large-scale infectious or viral outbreaks.

Mandatory Vaccinations Your Child Needs

If you are living in the Czech Republic with a child, it is important to pay close attention to the vaccination requirements. At our clinic, children aged 0 to 18 can be vaccinated in accordance with the očkovací kalendář (vaccination schedule).

Mandatory vaccinations include those against:

  • Hemophilus influenzae type B;
  • tetanus, whooping cough and diphtheria;
  • hepatitis B;
  • pneumococcal disease;
  • measles, rubella and mumps;
  • polio;
  • tuberculosis, in risk groups.

If the required vaccinations have already been given in another country, you can bring official confirmation to your appointment — a certificate signed and stamped by a doctor. Based on this document, we will add information about previously administered vaccines to your medical records and adjust the individual vaccination plan accordingly.

The clinic offers vaccines for the prevention of the following diseases:

Mandatory: hepatitis B; measles, mumps and rubella; diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough; polio; Haemophilus influenzae infections.

Recommended: pneumococcal disease; meningococcal disease; chickenpox; hepatitis A; human papillomavirus; tick-borne encephalitis.

Contraindications

Vaccinations are not given in the following cases:

  • elevated body temperature
  • symptoms of viral respiratory infection or other infections;
  • exacerbation of chronic illnesses (if present);
  • immunodeficiency;
  • insufficient weight gain in the child;
  • congenital abnormalities of the gastrointestinal tract or other body systems;
  • recent blood transfusion;
  • allergic reactions.