Baby routine vaccinations appointment

[bananabob]

Hi, I have an appointment for my baby's first vaccinations today but I don't know what to do, I assume they will be going ahead but I have pretty bad asthma and have decided to self isolate and my DH has moved out as he is a key worker and around a lot of people. I definitely want to get them done but do you think it will be ok to wait until this has calmed down to get them? We won't be leaving the house or seeing anyone so I don't think he'll be at risk of catching anything at the moment. It seems silly to go out to a drs surgery at the moment after going through all the trouble of isolating and my dh moving out.

Have you asked your GP? My youngest is booked to have booster jabs on Friday. The nurse there told me that the surgery has been shut to walk in appointments for the past couple of weeks - since before lock down. They’ve only been opening their doors for baby clinic once a week and for individual immunisation appointments. When I called to book she said that obviously if anyone in our house shows any symptoms then not to come for the appointment. But as long as we’re all symptom free, we can still come. I feel immunisations are important and there’s only a small window to have the boosters so I consider it worth the very small risk. It helps that the doctors surgery is literally on the opposite side of the road to our house. So I only need to walk about five metres to get there.

Personally, I would still do it.

GP's surgeries have got a lot of procedures in place to make sure you limit contact - I had to take my daughter in a few weeks ago and we had a telephone triage and initial appointment with the dr. When we got there there was nobody in the waiting room, reception was fenced off and we only interacted with one nurse (who then separately went and spoke to the doctor who was screened off). They basically did everything to limit our contact.

A family member's 2 month old baby has just been hospitalised with meningitis and has had to spend at least a week on the ward in a busy hospital - just because CV is happening, it doesn't mean nothing else is going around. We also don't know if this will be another few weeks or (more likely) months. It's a tough choice but I think I'd still vaccinate now.

No one knows how long this outbreak will last.

No one has a crystal ball,and can tell you if you will be able to maintain SI to a high standard (real life happens other accidents and emergencies will still occur)

The absolute last thing that anyone needs right now is for there to be another whooping cough outbreak (no one ever wants it, 14 babies too young for vaccination died last time we had a bad year)

NNS is saying clearly that these jabs should still be done

Look at all the other things that are being cancelled right now - that should tell you something about the importance of getting these done.

Ring your surgery but if you’ve no symptoms then I definitely would. It’s a fairly intensive vaccination schedule when they’re this young and you want the protections they offer when all this calms down.

I delayed my 3 month old's jabs last week as he had a slight cough but will (hopefully!) be getting them next week. This thing could go on for months and I'd feel more comfortable if he was covered.