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Year 9 vaccinations - booster missed

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daffodilandtulip · 25/04/2022 07:31

DD missed the diphtheria, tetanus, polio and meningitis boosters in Year 9 - she was isolating when the school nurses went in.

Despite me constantly asking, the school nurse team are adamant that she can't be done with another group, she can't be done when they visit for other vaccinations (like when they were in doing covid vaccinations) and if I want it done, I need to arrange to take her to their hub. This is a good hour away, they are only open Mon-Thu 10-2 when she's in school, and the school day it would be an unauthorised absence. I'm self employed so this would cost me a day's pay - and can't be planned ahead far enough for me to arrange properly anyway.

The nurse at the GP says it has to be done by the school team.

Should I take this lack of interest by anyone concerned to mean that it doesn't really matter, she doesn't really need the booster? Should I be battling to force someone to do it in school? Will she just be fine until the next booster? Should / can I pay privately for it?

(And on a larger scale - are we going to have a large outbreak of these diseases if you think about how many must have missed it during covid?)

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underneaththeash · 25/04/2022 08:46

Just wait until half term when she’s not at school.

Stodge · 25/04/2022 10:54

Either get it done in half term or pay for it privately if you can

These vaccinations are important

Lindy2 · 25/04/2022 11:00

My DD is about to have hers. She has ADHD and ASD so the school vaccination team have also sent me a link where I could book her in at another vaccination centre as a back up incase she doesn't cope with having it done at school.

On the link I've got a selection of about 5 different locations and a range of days including weekends.

Hopefully she'll have it done at school so I won't need to book her in elsewhere.

I'd question only 1 hub being available. There may be other options they've not told you about.

daffodilandtulip · 25/04/2022 12:04

Wow that sounds good. I've questioned availability repeatedly and they're not interested. They say that's all they can offer.

I'm working half term also. I would need to know now which day it would be to take the day off work - which I'm loathe to do as we're all skint right now aren't we - but they can't give me a date until the actual week.

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