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Do you want to know more about child immunisation? Join this online public meeting on Wed, 29th Nov, 4pm.

https://child-vaccination-hackney.eventbrite.co.uk

Our guest speaker will be Dr Tehseen Khan who you may already know from his incredible work on improving vaccination uptake.

Dr Khan and his colleagues will tell us about:

Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself and your child?
Vaccines – are they safe for my child? What's in it?
NHS vaccinations and when to have them?
Vaccination tips for parents

This event is a great opportunity to bring awareness of the importance of vaccination especially at an early age, therefore I would greatly appreciate your help in promoting the event with your patients.

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