Menjugate vaccine scare - we've been asked to comment - what do you think?

aside from the obvious concern over the potential effects, the thing that worries me most is the delay in recalling the affected vaccines.

All too often the governement leave it too late beofre reacting, especially where vaccines are concerned.

And then they wonder why people mistrust what they say (especially in relation to vaccines)

(gosh, what a lot of "worrying"s in my post )

The risk is remote, if at all. I think that they should have airfreighted the vaccine before allowing it to be put in our surgeries, it would have prevented a recall which is, at best, alarming. My son (aged 15 weeks) has just had the vaccine and I am not the slightest bit worried.

Just wanted to add that I agree with becstarlitsea - any risk at all should be instantly identified and dealt with - this is a really worrying case and it will make people doubt other vaccines too.

what wibblypig said

I worry (a lot) about parents being scared off hugely important vaccines because of scare stories.

Obviously it's a worry that these vaccines were contaminated, and even more worrying that there appears to have been a bit of a cover up, but it's more worrying that people may opt out of innoculating their children against wholly preventable diseases.

First I've heard of it, but hardly gives me any faith in the vaccines that are peddled these days. We are already single vaxers. I am considering when DC2 arrives later in the year to delay the first vaxes for a few months - this only re-inforces my decision.

"...only issued an emergency recall last night after being contacted about the potential contamination by The Independent. " That's BAD! They should have acted the second they knew something was wrong, not waited until they knew it might get in the press. Even if it was low risk. If they felt there was some risk, however small, which justified a recall they should have done it regardless of press interest.

It's that kind of thing that makes me mistrustful of 'government assurances' - not that a mistake happened, but that people were perhaps inclined to cover it up.

Obviously, any concern over the safety of vaccines is very worrying and, as the mother of an 8mo, vaccines are very much in my mind at the moment.

But, I have to say my main concern now is how many parents will now decide not to have the vaccine - we don't want the MMR scare all over again!!

I want to know what is being done to protect our babies - I don't want to be scared unnecessarily.