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mmr and flu jabs two weeks apart

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jussi · 14/01/2011 19:35

does anyone know if it is oaky to have these jabs so close together. been told okay but have also heard should be staggered by a month.
what do you think?

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jussi · 14/01/2011 19:37

its for my 14 month old and 3 year old by the way.both had mmr and mmr booster 2 weeks ago and got flu jab booked for tomorrow.

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highlystrung · 16/01/2011 11:05

I'm wondering the same thing. DD got flu booster in a weeks time and MMR two weeks after that. Doctor told me was fine as flu not a live vaccine, nurse said a month and then said two weeks after I said what doctor had said. Aargh!! Think I might go half way and delay MMR by another week to three weeks (dD will be nearly 15 months by then).

onimolap · 16/01/2011 11:10

As long as you do get the MMR, a few weeks' delay is highly unlikely to matter at all.

Sirzy · 16/01/2011 13:41

From what I can tell it's fine. Ds is 14 months and had his flu jab last week, in 3 weeks he is having his 12 month jabs, 3 weeks later flu part 2 then 3 weeks later mmr!

The nurse said he could have flu and 12 month together and then other flu and mmr together but a slight gap would be better

Bobbiesmum · 18/01/2011 22:10

My son just had both today, high fever now though.....

BagPuss71 · 20/01/2011 18:12

My DD had swine flu jab and MMR jab about 12months ago. I was told to do swine flu jab first and leave 4 weeks before doing the MMR. This is what I did and she was fine, no reaction to either.

Bobbiesmum · 20/01/2011 22:16

Oops sorry we had hib/men c and swine flu. Still high temp though ....

KerryMumbles · 20/01/2011 22:23

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bubbleymummy · 20/01/2011 23:23

I'm with you Kerry. I wonder how many safety studies have been done into this combination of vaccines. Hmm my guess is zero.

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