Guidance

TB, BCG and your baby

Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).

From:
UK Health Security Agency
PublishedPublished:
29 November 2013
Last updatedupdated:
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Applies to England

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TB, BCG vaccine and your baby

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TB, BCG and your baby leaflet

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TB, BCG and your baby poster

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TB, BCG and your baby A3 QR code poster (print)

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TB, BCG and your baby leaflet

This leaflet contains the current information on tuberculosis and the BCG vaccine including the benefits and contraindications for BCG immunisation in infants.

Paper copies of this leaflet are available to order for free or download in the following languages:

English, Bengali, Farsi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kurdish, Nepali, Panjabi, Pashto, Romanian, Romany, Somali, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Urdu.

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Published 29 November 2013
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