Diphtheria, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis Immunisation, Year 10 Jab tomorrow

[Sparklingbrook]

DS1 is having this tomorrow. Anyone's child had it?

Is it one injection? Any side effects?

TIA

[mousmous]

netdr info

as with most vaccines side effects are usually minimal. if he does get side effects you can report to the yellow card scheme

[Sparklingbrook]

Thanks mous. DS is getting a bit worried about it.

[PJ67]

Hi. My 14 yr had had his today along with meningitis C and is fine so far. He got one injection in each arm.

[Sparklingbrook]

Ooh thanks PJ, I am so pleased I know it may be two now. I can warn him.

[RestingActress]

DS had it on fri, said it didn't hurt but in retrospect wished he had made a fuss as his theatrical friend pretended to feel faint and got given tea and biscuits and sent home!

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh no resting. I am imagining a lot of fuss TBH. Do they see each other getting the jab?

[kreecherlivespstairs]

Glad to see this. I didn't even know they got more vax . I was at the GP yesterday having my flu one and idly asked the practice nurse.
DD will be chuffed to bits

[Sparklingbrook]

We got a letter asking whether he was having it at school or whether we would arrange for him to have it at the GPs kreecher.

[busybeev]

My DS had his last week. He had a fever and headache on the night and had to have the next day off school. Apparently there were a few of them off the day after and a few fainted!

[RestingActress]

Sparkling I know that the fainter at our school faked it, as he was here laughing about it the next day

I don't think they saw the injection, I think they lined up with sleeves rolled up and went in separately.

[Sparklingbrook]

Resting he has returned. He is complaining of achey arm. He says one boy asked if he could do the injection himself.