Catch up schedule?

[Anon778833]

My dd is 20 months old and Has had no vaccines yet. I've booked her in for catch up vaccines next week.

Does anyone know how many needles / vaccines she'll get on the day?

My mum is expressing concern about her having all the vaccines including MMR on one day.

Has anyone's child had the catch up schedule?

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www.england.nhs.uk/south/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2016/04/phe-uncertain-vacc-algorithm-sept15.pdf

www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-individuals-with-uncertain-or-incomplete-immunisation-status/vaccination-of-individuals-with-uncertain-or-incomplete-immunisation-status

They wont give them all at once. Had you not discussed which ones they would get first?

@dementedpixie

They wont give them all at once. Had you not discussed which ones they would get first?

No, stupidly I forgot to ask. I will ring on Monday

They will likely want to have as small a number of visits to get them done. Its still your choice as to how many to have at once.

www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/ This is the usual schedule so they do normally get 4 at 1 year.

We had to do catch up for some & they did want to do as many as possible- but I turned down rota virus for another time & went back for MMR 2 weeks after the first appointment. My child has low immune system but nurse was happy to go as slow as we wanted -

Remember you can spread them out even on catch up -

Ok. I'm thinking to get them all done except MMR and go back for that a couple of weeks later. I hope they will accommodate this.

The second link FadedRed posted has the preferred schedule - three visits in place of the 4 a fully vaccinated child woukd have had. Three visits, each a month apart.

Thanks @PeonyTime

So at 20 months do they still need 3 x doses like smaller babies do?

It looks like some vaccines disappear, or are administered less often.
The first set of vaccinations looks like quite a few, but the second and third trips look to contain less than the ones usually administered at 12 and 16 weeks. But yes, some are administered three times. There will be a reason for doing it this way. If you can bear it, I'd just go with it.

I am a practice nurse who would be strongly encouragingly you to have 5 jabs on the first visit, including the MMR. It is safe for your child to have this many, and will protect them quickly. There is no reason to postpone the MMR. You would return for 2 more visits with fewer jabs.

I've just spoken to the practice nurse. On a catch up schedule they don't give the MMR at the same time as the first ones. So she'll have the first three sets 4 weeks apart and then the MMR 6 weeks after the last in the DTP / Previnar set.

@debka - they must all do them differently I guess

@PeonyTime apparently it's

Visit 1 - 3 injections

Visit 2 - 2 injections

Visit 3 - 3 injections

Visit 4 - the set she'd usually have had at 1 year old.

Hmm... I'd be questioning whether the nurse is following the incomplete imms schedule, as that is what they ought to be looking at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/vaccination-of-individuals-with-uncertain-or-incomplete-immunisation-status/vaccination-of-individuals-with-uncertain-or-incomplete-immunisation-status

I don't think so because she asked me how many she's had and I said none.

Are you in the UK? Because that advice is not correct, unless I'm missing something.
I've taken a screenshot of the schedule I would be following for your daughter, hopefully it posts.

I see what you mean. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if they've got it wrong. They aren't a practice known for their efficiency.

@debka

You were right - I was told the wrong info.

Anyway, dd4 has had her first vaccines yesterday. The nurse said that as far as she's concerned she will do vaccines if the parent the child lives with wants them done. DD's dad and I have never lived together.

We agreed that she'd have the MMR next time because otherwise the poor thing would've had 5 needles yesterday.

Well done for getting them done! I hope your little one doesn't feel too rotten.