Temperature and vomiting after vaccination

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I just wanted to know what others would do.
My son (5 yrs) had his Diptheria-Tetanus-Pertussis booster (Boostrix) yesterday morning. He was given a thorough once over by the GP before he was given it (listened to chest, heart, looked in throat, checked glands) and was declared fighting fit. During the night he started vomiting and now has a temperature of 102.
It looks like a run of the mill sick bug (if they can ever be described like that), but the timing rather bothers me (as in given clean bill of health, vaccinated, now vomiting and temperature). He has never reacted before to any of his jabs.
I thought I would wait until Monday and then phone the GP but now I am wondering whether you should take them to see someone earlier if these symptoms appear after a vaccination.

That would be quite a bad reaction though - usually they say ‘a mild temperature’? What’s 102 in old money?

It is 39.1 in centigrade - the doctor said that he could/might get a temperature up to 37.5. Foolishly (because I wasn't expecting any kind of reaction) I didn't ask what to do if it went over 37.5

I'd give out of hours a call. Temperature over 39 seems pretty hot :(

Has he had any Calpol?
The nurse who did my baby's first jabs last week told me to call 111 if their temperature remained high/became higher as the day went on.

We have given him Calpol - his temperature goes down but then comes back up.
We spoke to an on duty paediatrician (we are not in the UK), if it goes over 40 we should take him to the hospital, and if not, then tomorrow (Monday) to take him back to his doctor. Apparently, the vomiting suggests it is a bug rather than a reaction.

Hope your child is feeling better. Of course no doctor will willingly admit vaccines have side-effects, so will always claim coincidence...much like my daughter's class who all ended up terribly ill the week after the nasal flu vac. Just a coincidence...
Please report to the yellow card scheme (or equivalent if it exists in your country).

He is better, thank you!
Last Monday my husband took him to his doctor, who is wonderful. Although my son was already heaps better, we wanted his doctor to see him and give him the once over. Particularly because my son has had transient synovitis of the hip quite a few times, and I am always worried something will set it off again. His doctor said that he had got lots of children coming in with a vomiting bug and the fact that my son was vomiting suggested it was this. But because he was vaccinated on Friday he could not ignore that it might be some kind of a reaction to the vaccine. He said because of the vomiting he thought it was highly unlikely it was a reaction but until he checked further he could not rule it out 100%. He sent us to get his blood and urine tested and the results showed that he had a virus (and was a bit dehydrated). At the same time, on Monday the mother of his best friend from school said she would ask at school if there was any bug going round, and phoned in the afternoon saying she didn't need to ask because half their class were missing because they were vomiting.
I must say that his doctor did exactly the right thing (at least for us as parents). Even with the discovery that half his class was vomiting there would always be some kind of question mark that it might have been a reaction to the vaccine. But since his doctor took our concerns seriously, said that he wanted to be sure himself, and sent him for blood tests, there is no question mark now.

Of course no doctor will willingly admit vaccines have side-effects, so will always claim coincidence...

Of course doctors admit vaccines have side effects. What a stupid comment. That's why you're given advice on how to manage temperatures and when to get medical advice.

Not the sort of side effects I meant. We are always being told such and such is a coincidence. PHE rep on the phone today told me that flu symptoms the day after nasal flu vax are a coincidental cold and nothing to do with the vax (as an example).

"Of course no doctor will willingly admit vaccines have side-effects, so will always claim coincidence..."

"Of course doctors admit vaccines have side effects. What a stupid comment. That's why you're given advice on how to manage temperatures and when to get medical advice."

Do your own research, there is enough independent information out there, rather than just listen to the drug companies Salesman i.e. your GP

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