to spend holiday budget on vaccines

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That really, had £600 saved for a week away but decided to spend it on meningitis vaccines for dcs (5). Been told I'm being selfish and kids deserve a holiday

I assume this is the men B vaccine that is only available to children born after Sept 2015 (although they rolled it back to May 2015. My DN missed out as she was born 30th April)
The other Men vaccine has been on the schedule for some time now as both my kids had it.

Need I lost total leftside hearing. Raging tinnitus too as a result but got away lightly. Took me weeks to walk again.

I was 32 years old.

I lost all of my hearing in my right ear and 70% of my hearing in the left. Rely on lip reading and a hearing aid

I also developed a cyst on my right hip which meant I couldn't straighten my leg, so had to have an operation to remove it and my leg in a traction. Was in hospital for 8 weeks.

My dh had viral meningitis last year and said it was one of the most painful things he had experienced

I also had to learn to walk again too. Luckily I could speak before I lost my hearing so I have normal speech, I don't have the slur that a lot of deaf people have

I'm so. Confused about this vaccine . I have an 11 year old DD. Does she need to have this vaccine?

Vile experience Need. I still say we are fortunate to have even survived. As you know some lose eyesight, limbs etc.

Were you also in a coma?

These experiences have reaffirmed my belief that I'm doing the right thing. Thank you.

I don't know. My mum doesn't tell me mum about it as she doesn't like to remember it.

What she did tell me was because j didn't have the rash the doctor refused to do a lumbar puncture. It was only at the nurses insistence that it was done and I tested positive.

It was also only picked up on so quickly because the neighbour across the road, her little boy had just had it so my mum recognised my symptoms from there. Light sensitivity, clingy, stiff neck, projectile vomiting and clinginess

My sister had it at around 20, hence our determination to do it. She is fine now, a few odd bits that could be attributed to it since but it was touch and go.

Your kids won't die if they don't go on holiday, but if you don't vaccinate against meningitis and they catch it, they could die!

I don't have kids, but if I did, it would be protecting them and their health over a holiday every time.

I've paid for my dd she was born in the March 2 months before the cut off.

I'm getting my ds 5 vaccinated via boots

For anyone saying they have had it, it's a new vaccine that only rolled out in the nhs last year, if your child was born before May 2016 they haven't had it unless you paid for it.