MMR BOOSTER

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Hi, is anyone elses lo due their MMR Booster and Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio
My lo is due to havae hers in Aug when she will be nearly 3 1/2.Do they do the Diphtheria etc seperate. Im getting all the anxieties I had when she had her first MMR.

My 3.5 yo had his last week. He had low dose booster of dip, tetanus and polio in one arm and mmr in other. was warned that a rash may appear after a week as a reaction to mmr but nothing so far and no other ill-effects (touch wood). This was in scotland so don't know if it will be different in your region. Have a chat with your hv if he/she is approachable. What is it that worries you? Given the recent measles outbreak in Wales, i am relieved that ds1 has had his booster.

In england we give mmr and diptheria tetanus polio together.Giving the vaccines together encourages a greate uptake of the mmr vaccine in terms of antibody production but if you ask for the two injections to be seperate I am sure they wont mind.

So its the same as in scotland then tulip? i guess also its harder to schedule 2 appts then just one and you get it over and done with in one go. I would suggest both jabs at one appt though as ds1 would never had gone in without a serious fight for a second jab - it was so much easier when they were tiny...