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Citizen in Denmark - Ny i Danmark

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Children’s exam<strong>in</strong>ations and vacc<strong>in</strong>ationsN<strong>in</strong>e exam<strong>in</strong>ationsFrom the age of five weeks to 15 years, your child will begiven n<strong>in</strong>e preventive health exam<strong>in</strong>ations by the doctor.The first seven will take place before the child beg<strong>in</strong>s school,the last two when the child beg<strong>in</strong>s and leaves school.Exam<strong>in</strong>ation programmeThe exam<strong>in</strong>ation follows a fixed programme. The purpose isto monitor your child’s well-be<strong>in</strong>g and development. In thisway you and your doctor can determ<strong>in</strong>e whether your childhas any problems and take action where necessary.German measlesIf you contract German measles dur<strong>in</strong>g pregnancy, you riskyour child be<strong>in</strong>g born with a handicap. For this reason youshould be vacc<strong>in</strong>ated before becom<strong>in</strong>g pregnant if you area woman and have not had German measles, or if you havenot been vacc<strong>in</strong>ated aga<strong>in</strong>st this disease.Children <strong>in</strong> <strong>Denmark</strong> are vacc<strong>in</strong>ated accord<strong>in</strong>g to thefollow<strong>in</strong>g programme:AgeVacc<strong>in</strong>eHEALTH AND SICKNESSMake an appo<strong>in</strong>tmentYou must make an appo<strong>in</strong>tment with your doctor for thefirst seven exam<strong>in</strong>ations.Free vacc<strong>in</strong>ationsAll children can be vacc<strong>in</strong>ated aga<strong>in</strong>st a number of diseases.The vacc<strong>in</strong>ations are free. It is your doctor who vacc<strong>in</strong>atesyour child. This may take place at the same time as yourchild receives a normal health exam<strong>in</strong>ation.Three monthsFive monthsTwelve monthsFifteen monthsFive yearsTwelve yearsDi-Te-Ki-Pol-HibDi-Te-Ki-Pol-HibDi-Te-Ki-Pol-HibMFR IDi-Te-Ki-PolMFR IIIt is the Danish health authorities that decide which diseasesyour child can be vacc<strong>in</strong>ated aga<strong>in</strong>st. These are diphtheria(Di),tetanus(Te), whoop<strong>in</strong>g cough(Ki), polio(Pol), measles, mumps,German measles(MFR) and men<strong>in</strong>gitis(Hib).135

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