Seapoint is happy to announce the availability of vaccines for prevention of both meningitis B ~ known in the press as Bexsero and also Varicella Zoster or the "shingles" vaccine.
Meningitis B is the more prevalent serotype and the cause of serious illness and even death. Thankfully it has now been included in the primary immunisation schedule for children born after October 2016 but for children born before this time they are still susceptible to infection. The vaccination requires 2 vaccines and is easily administered here in the practice and provides excellent immunity to potential infection.
The Shingles vaccine is also available for those over 65. Shingles can be an extremely painful and disabling condition, especially in those over the age of 65 where post infections symptoms known as post herpetic neuralgia is more likely to occur and last over 12 months. Also patients who are more at risk such as those with chronic illness or on immune suppressing medications are also at risk. Please contact us if you wonder if you would benefit from vaccination.
Finally we are happy to provide travel consultations and vaccination for all destinations. This is especially important with foreign travel to more and more countries and destinations making sure you are adequately protected from various preventable illnesses is important. We are a registered provider of yellow fever vaccine as well. If you have any queries please feel free to contact us on 091-503050 or via or website.