single mmr

[Lina15]

plz no negatives
people that have had experience with single mmr vaccine what ones did you opt for ?
and can you have rubella single dose later in life (if planning a pregnancy as i heard thst got stoppers? but i as an adult had rubella about 2 years ago

I thought this nonsense had died the death years ago.

It was very much in the news when my DD3 was born and yes, I did think about it. It was mildly unsettling but was debunked pretty quickly. I am glad I did have all three of mine vaccinated with MMR. No issues at all.

Robert de Niro is an actor who has no medical qualifications (that I know about). Why set any store by his witterings about MMR?

I know someone who’s child accidentally swallowed some washing up liquid and then got chicken pox the same week.

do you think washing up liquid causes chicken pox?

I think OP actually needs some facts and advice based on research and some kindness. OP has said she’s isn’t NOT going to vaccinate but is clearly anxious. Why can’t people be reassuring and factual rather than taking the piss out of someone ? That’s not the way to get the result you want. We could actually help and reassure OP

My DC had single measles and rubella. My eldest had mumps too but that's not available anymore

For the sake of answering your question, my dc had single MMR vaccines and it was a very positive experience. It was a very long time ago though so probably irrelevant now, but we did as you said you’d like to and went to a private paediatrician. We gave the single vaccines six months apart and then they were offered a blood test to check their immunity levels.

The first doses they had all worked well and because the blood test showed they had high immunity to all three diseases, they didn’t have to be given a booster they didn’t need. If any of the vaccines hadn’t worked well, we’d have been able to re vaccinate for only the disease that was needed, and it would have been done sooner than it would have if we’d followed the NHS schedule.

It would have been nice to do all the childhood vaccines that way tbh.

Because some of us are old enough to know people who have been horribly harmed by measles, mumps and rubella.

It's really sad that those of you who have benefited from years of herd immunity aren't celebrating that but instead seem hellbent on returning us to the 1950s. It's immensely frustrating.

I’ve no idea why I’ve just read this, it’s genuinely maddening. Why on earth would you care what an actor thought about vaccination? Please get some sense and vaccinate your child.

@Caramelstar - They OP is not coming from a place of reason or logic. They are basing their concerns on a video they saw online of an interview with a Hollywood actor. Their OP shows they already have an opinion and are just seeking further validation of it. I doubt any amount of kindness or reassurance would work. Perhaps we should ask Hugh Grant to do a video saying vaccines are ok?

Because some of us are old enough to know people who have been horribly harmed by measles, mumps and rubella.

I predate the MMR, and had measles when I was 6. I have terrible eyesight.

@Lina15 please talk to your GP about your concerns.

Why do you believe a charlatan and an actor over the medical profession and scientific peer reviewed articles? Where is the logic in that?

Worryingly this attitude is creeping in again. I’m seeing it more and more.

if the OP is more inclined to listen to Robert Di Nero than doctors I’m not sure there is any point in offering advice here.

I am pissed off MN allow anti-vax nonsense to stand. Whenever I report antivax posts they reply saying they think it’s better to leave them up so people can debate. It’s not a debate. Even FB remove them ffs.

As a number of posters have said, you can only get the measles vaccine as a single now. My children did actually have single measles but on testing later had no immunity (probably a genetic issues) so have now had several MMR in the hope of mounting an immune response (unlikely apparently). I was happy for them to have the MMR closer to puberty as wanted the full protection from Mumps and Rubella. We had had a (very rare) vaccine reaction in the family so were being very cautious (and had a slightly spread out schedule, still on the NHS though) but honestly I would just have the MMR.

Yes three times the pain and distress and three times the medical time, reception time and space use.

for literally no benefit.

can’t imagine why we don’t do that! 🙄

Please just give your child the MMR vaccine. Better to protect them against all three illnesses. They are not going to get autism from a vaccine - autism is genetic, not something you can "catch". The "study" that saw a link was debunked years ago. Traits of autism can begin to appear in and around the developmental age when the MMR is given - but absolutely nothing to do with the vaccine.

@FurAndFeathers - I thought the same, those poor kids with all the needles and unnecessary blood tests.

Don’t piss about with mumps, it’s horrible. Sounds like it has to be MMR to get a mumps vaccination so it’s a no brainer to get MMR.

Look, I could say apple juice causes autism. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I’m pretty sure I can find lots of autistic people who had drunk apple juice and then were diagnosed with autism. It would not in any way, shape or form indicate that apple juice caused their autism. But let’s say I bought shares in orange juice. So I really wanted people to drink orange juice, not apple…. APPLE JUICE CAUSES AUTISM AND THAT’S MY STORY AND I’M STICKING TO IT. Would you stop your kids from drinking apple juice based on that?

@Lina15 If your reason for considering not getting the MMR is the fallout from Wakefield's con, please be reassured that Wakefield was resoundingly discredited. The MMR is as safe as any other childhood vaccination and definitely won't give your child any neurodevelopmental conditions. Instead, it's a safe and effective way of helping them to not die from or develop lifelong disabilities after 3 very unpleasant diseases.

I'd suggest speaking with your GP or Health Visitor if you have worries. They can advise you about any specific questions relevant to your circumstances.

Robert De Niro is entitled to have his own experience and to say what he wants. He's not a trained scientist or healthcare professional, though. If I want advice about being an actor or navigating the film industry, he might be someone I'd listen to; he's a good actor. But when it comes to my health and my DC's health, I prefer to give weight to the opinions of appropriately qualified experts.

Also, even if it COULD cause autism, which it ABSOLUTELY DOES NOT, measles, mumps and rubella can cause blindness, deafness, infertility, death - why would you rather risk those than autism?

All three of my children have had the Mirr
The first is neurotypical
The second severely autistic ( diagnosed before his sister's birth)
The third is high functioning autistic.
I researched a lot before allowing my third to be vaccinated.but I realised she was neurodiverse before her jabs and will I couldn't do anything about that I knew I had to protect her from illnesses I could vaccinate against(they didn't dose pe rate doses around here anyway).

Whenever I’m faced with a medical decision, I always ask myself ‘What would De Niro do?’

DD was a baby at the height of the Wakefield scandal, so a number of young people her age weren't vaccinated. When she started university several universities reported mumps epidemics because the students hadn't had the MMR.

My DD1 (now 27) was fully vaccinated with MMR and also had a booster just before she went to uni. She still came home with mumps at the end of her first year. 🙄

My brother ended up deaf in 1 ear from mumps as he hadn't had his MMR

I know two men who had infertility problems due to childhood mumps.

It's so much more efficient and less distressing for infant to give all 3 in just one jab. Gives much better coverage because take up is better when busy parents don't have to schedule loads of appointments.

In addition to the NHS program, I paid for chicken pox vaccinations and was very glad I did, because that can be a nasty illness, even if risks of serious complications are not as bad as in mumps, measles and rubella.