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MMR DROP IN CLINICS ACROSS WALES TOMORROW - please get yours

394 replies

Mosschops30 · 12/04/2013 21:33

You can turn up to various venues
Ystrad Mynach Hospital
Belle Vue Surgery Newport
Children's Centre, CRI
Children's Centre, llandough

Don't worry if you're not sure If your dc has had booster, you can still attend.

Please protect all our children

OP posts:
bumbleymummy · 19/04/2013 21:07

Why not? I thought you were concerned about children being protected during the measles outbreak? I'm just pointing out that just because a certain number haven't had the MMR in your area doesn't necesarily mean that they're all at risk of measles - they may have had the single measles vaccine but this won't have been recorded. Does that not reassure you a bit?

MikeLitoris · 19/04/2013 21:11

Yes she was 13 mo iirc.

I hadn't heard much about having boosters early. I didnt think it was needed.

I would rather err on the side of caution.

PigletJohn · 19/04/2013 22:19

"bumbleymummy Mon 15-Apr-13 12:23:21
Well in the majority of cases it isn't life threatening"

well isn't that nice.

bumbleymummy · 19/04/2013 22:34

It's true Pj.

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 19/04/2013 22:40

Yes bumbleymummy you're right that,"in the majority of cases it isn't life threatening" but also in the vast majority of cases of children having the MMR there are no long term negative effects.

bumbleymummy · 19/04/2013 23:45

Where have I said there are?

IwishIwasmoreorganised · 20/04/2013 07:08

You've not, but that's the choice that we as parents have to make. To say that measles isn't usually life threatening and leaving it at that is not helpful. The alternative have to be considered and weighed up too.

Anyway. Who's off to the clinics today?

bumbleymummy · 20/04/2013 08:20

Iwish, I said it in response to Yoni's post:

"If you would like to bring your unvaccinated children to stay at my house in Powys and actually practice what you preach you are more than welcome. After all measles is only mild right? Right?"

PigletJohn · 20/04/2013 11:30

so you were brushing off measles and saying not many people die from it.

Nothing to worry about, then?

scaevola · 20/04/2013 11:33

Quick question: anyone know how long between jab and immunity actually forming? (I know that for some recipients it doesn't 'take' so it's never, I mean in those where there is the intended response).

AmandinePoulain · 20/04/2013 15:24

I believe that it's 72 hours.

bumbleymummy · 20/04/2013 16:33

No, I wasn't brushing it off.

PigletJohn · 20/04/2013 17:06

so you now say.

bumbleymummy · 20/04/2013 17:23

Haven't said anything different PJ and other people understood me so it may just be you :)

Original poster
Mosschops30 · 21/04/2013 00:01

Immunity can take about 15 days.

Hope all of you in Wales are ok Smile

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Cherriesarered · 21/04/2013 14:27

Bumblymummy:

I doubt that many people in Powys would have had single injections. You keep on posting on this issue when clearly from your other threads, you know nothing and are incapable of understanding the evidence based research that on other threads has been provided. So actually I urge anyone in Powys who hasn't been vaccinated to be vaccinated with the MMR because it is a safe vaccine and could save you from serious illness or death.

bumbleymummy · 21/04/2013 14:39

Well you don't know that do you cherries? You can doubt it all you want though. What evidence based research on other threads contradicts anything I have said about the single measles vaccine here? Confused I'm pretty sure no one has produced any info about it tbh.

I came on this thread to ask Sashh a question which she didn't answer. I don't think making false, unsubstantiated claims about the ineffectiveness of the singles measles vaccine is helpful when some people have used it as an alternative to the MMR. It's not just people from Wales that read this thread you know.

WeAreSix · 21/04/2013 14:41

I'm not in Wales (on south coast) but thinking of vacc-ing DD4 8mo early. Would rather she was protected before the epidemic gets down here rather than a panic reaction if it becomes a problem iykwim.

Is that possible? Safe?

Cherriesarered · 21/04/2013 15:04

What are you saying Bumblemummy?

Are you saying that parents shouldn't get their children vaccinated with the MMR?

If you know so much about the area that I live in tell us where you get a single vaccine for measles from and how much it costs?

Although there is no evidence that single vaccines are any better than the MMR. If there is please link to that evidence (and not some ridiculous crackpot website)

Cheers!

AmandinePoulain · 21/04/2013 15:19

cherries I asked for sound evidence of the superiority of the single vaccine on another thread. Surprisingly none was forthcoming Hmm

PigletJohn · 21/04/2013 15:22

I suppose bumbley is entitled to guess that if "a certain number" (lets say, for example, fifty thousand) people in your area have not accepted MMR, they might have had the single vaccine.

Equally, the rest of us are entitled to believe it is a pile of poo highly improbable.

Cherriesarered · 21/04/2013 16:53

Still waiting for a reply....

bumbleymummy · 21/04/2013 20:43

Why don't you read my posts Cherry? I came on to the thread on page 2 asking Sashh why she was saying that the single measles vaccine was unsafe. I haven't said anything about anyone not getting the MMR or that the singles provide better protection. What exactly have I said that you're objecting to?

CatherinaJTV · 21/04/2013 20:47

Wearesix

is this is the first or second MMR you are talking about? Infants as young as 6 months can get the MMR in an outbreak (if it is the first you are talking about). There only need to be 4 weeks between first and second MMR. In Germany, the first MMR is recommended for 11 - 14 months and the second for 15 to 24 months of age. So if you are talking about the second MMR, yes, you can give it, it is safe and it is reasonable.

PigletJohn · 21/04/2013 21:16

bumbleymummy

what makes you think she said that?