Food poisoning after eating eggs from our new ex-batt chickens

[jujubean]

Can anyone help. We got some ex-batt chickens 10 days ago after we lost our hybrids to Mr Foxy over easter. So totally new flock in clean but not disinfected coop.
We have eaten the new eggs in the previous week, some with runny yolks. On sunday night (8pm) I made the whole family scrambled eggs which were not totally cooked through, I like them a bit runny. The dog had some leftovers. By midnight we were all sick, and the dog.
I have phoned the hen welfare trust who have said as they're ex-commercial birds they are definitely vaccinated against salmonella. However the farmer's wife at pre-school has said they can catch it from bird droppings that might have been in the coop and they need anti-biotics. But if they're vaccinated surely they can't catch it?
I'm a bit stumped about what it could be and obvs nervous about tucking into anymore eggs until I've sorted it out. Plus my husband is still suffering a bit as he has really really awful constitution. Does he need checking for Salmonella?

[purplemeggie]

I have a good friend who is a microbiologist. He told me that in order for an egg to have salmonella inside it, the hen's ovaries would have to be infected and the hen would be very ill. What does often happen though, is that salmonella gets onto the outside of the shell from chicken poo. You can minimise this risk by washing the outside of the egg with an anti-bacterial detergent or soap prior to breaking the eggs.

Hope that helps.

[mawbroon]

No idea, but I've had salmonella and I really thought I was going to die. It was awful.

I hope you all feel better soon.

[Wearegoingtobedlehem]

If I'm not mistaken the vaccine only covers two strains of salmonella. Tis difficult, but agree best if there's no poo on the shell- hence why in America it's a legal requirement for the eggs to be washed?