Vaccines for kids?

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my daughter is 2 and a half. She has had her 8 week and 16 week vaccines but nothing since then. I know she’s meant to have had more. I’ll be honest I heard a lot about the link to autism and vaccines and got freaked out. Now that measles and meningitis is on the rise I’m considering getting them. Does it matter if she gets them a year and a half late?? What shall I do?

My DC had them late, just before starting preschool. I just contacted the doctor and made an appointment - it was no problem.

Just ring your GP and ask, they'll do them ASAP.

Get them. Better late than never

There is no autism link. It's been thoroughly debunked

Absolutely no link between vaccines and causing autism. The person who claimed that faked it all, was deregistered as a doctor and the publication withdrew the paper. Total lies.

Definitely get your DD vaccinated. Contact your GP and they’ll put her on a catch up vaccination schedule.

I am a HCP who administers these vaccines. Contact your practise to make an appointment with the nurse and they’ll go through the schedule and get the child up to date.
A good nurse will also give you time to express your concerns and understand your feelings/hesitancy and should be able to help you make an informed choice.

It doesn’t matter. Ring your practice and book them in. She now too late for her booster pneumococcal and Men B (not given over age of two), but they can catch up the others.
Be prepared to wait. This latest Men B outbreak has caused an influx of requests from previous anti vaccers, our team has no appointments at all for over a month.
Practices nurse.

It’s never too late to get your child vaccinated. Unless they’ve already caught the virus. Please contact your GP, they will be only too happy to arrange vaccinations for your child.

In future, be more mindful of where you get your information from. The link between the MMR and autism has been proven to have not been true for many years now.

As long as there is a vaccine injury scheme and a court for that, I would look i to family history and see from there

You can get vaccinated at any point. The ages offered are minimum age to get them. Just call the GP and book. Also, there is no autism link, autism is genetic.

Get them done now

My children have had 0 vaccines and I still get regular letters demanding I come and vaccinate my 3 year old so I'm pretty sure they'll never turn you down.

Just get them done. Better late than never. Fortunately, she is alive and well now. So I’d crack on getting caught up.

There is no link between vaccines and autism. The scientist made all that up for fame and publications.

There will never be a reputable doctor in the world who would say no to helping your child fight off serious diseases that have have lasting or even fatal repercussions. Just ring up your GP, say that they are behind on their schedule and your GP receptionist will book them right in.

Also.

Please, please don't get any information from Facebook and pick apart any "studies" that you see- has it been peer reviewed (in a reputable journal, there are now online journals which basically you can pay to publish). Can you Google the author or the person saying it... What are their qualifications for this. Don't assume that a "Dr" is actually a medical doctor. Or indeed that they got their doctorate at all. Who are they affiliated with... If they are selling something or sponsored by a health product be suspicious. There are lots of very confident, convincing charlatans who have now got a large platform.

Also we now lack the ability to see who we are talking to. Back in the day you would have been suspicious of taking health advise from Tracey who stacks shelves at Asda. Not because Tracey from Asda isn't a lovely person who is a valued member of society and a great mum etc. because you wouldn't have copied Tracey's science homework because she didn't understand what a nucleus was and thought that the Krebs cycle was something you could catch. General rule. Do not take any sort of medical advice from someone who you wouldn't have trusted to copy their homework. If you do not know them and can not tell who/what qualifications they have. Assume you are talking to a Tracey and employ critical thinking skills.

For crying out loud, vaccines do not cause autism!

Go get them, protect your children

I’m a GP and a mum of 3, better late than never. I would absolutely get your child up to date with vaccines. Measles especially is on the rise and with vaccine rates getting lower there’s no “herd immunity” protection.
I have seen and witnessed the devastation of children suffering with and dying from preventable diseases in my career, I vaccinated my own 3 children as soon as I could.

Vaccines save lives. I’m pleased you have decided to vaccinate your child talk to the GP practise and they will put in place a plan to get her up to date.

debunked vacs save lives not just the child
i cant do crowds of kids

Trust your gut instinct and don’t be pressured into doing anything you aren’t happy with. If I could turn back time I would not have touched a single vaccine . Personal preference- do your research there is plenty out there you may just need to do a bit of digging. Last 6 years have shown me that you question everything!!! Especially pharma!

No thanks.

Shame

Don't listen

Antivaxxers have been lied to, their fears have been taken advantage of by unscrupulous charlatans and grifters.

Just get them, honestly, you will never forgive yourself if they get a vaccine preventable illness (which is far more likely than the vanishingly small risk of a vaccine side effect).
I didn't know whether to vote YABU or YANBU
But YANBU to get your little one up to date with vaccines

Speak to your practice. There may even be a drop in catch up clinic depending where you are - in our next town there’s one every second Saturday atm

Yes. Get her vaccinated.

Call your GP or Health Visitor asap. They will be really glad to hear from you and can give you more reassurance about the non-existent autism link.