just had a note from the gp asking me to take dd2 for her "pneumo" jag ?????????????

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what IS this? dd1 never had it. dont i subject her to enough as it is

Is this the new jag for menigitis?

its the new one. Went to book mine yesterday and its not in yet!!! is for the pnemochocil(sp) meningitis

but dd1 hasnt had it, wont they give it to her as well?

why didnt i know about this?

aha

pneumococcal meningitis

pneumococcal meningitis, I think. It's the new jab for under 2s. The emphasis is on meningitis rather than pneumonia.

think they do babies then under 2's and so on.

I waiting for my call to take DS for his - think the roll out was only released on Friday?

i wonder if dd1 will miss out then, shes almost 4

they're not rolling it out in edinburgh till march, 2007.

fcking CHEAP bstards!

DD1's age group - she was 3 in June - completely miss out on it.

Guess their lives aren't worth it.

omg expat

i have to take dd2 this week

i shall ask the nurse who dd1 is not getting it

(i like my girls to be treated equally!!!)

She'll fob you off w/some tripe, NP. Not worth asking.

I had to move mountains to get it for DD1 and pony up privately.

The level of ignorance about this vaccine is truly mind-blowing and horrifically sad, especially in a country w/one of the worst health records in Europe.

ive never heard of it tbh (the vaccine)

mind you i have a crap HV who ive fallen out with numerous times

LOL @ tripe

Mine talks utter mince, too. Like I'm a numpty and a moo for making her do her job.

The receptionist said, 'Well, I've never heard of that'.

It was all I could do not to respond, 'Of course not, you Edinburgh coo, you're an eejit.'

I had to lie and say we were going back to the US for three months and wanted to put DD2 in a fee-paying daycare to get the bloody vaccine.

And pay for it. Which I didn't mind.

They are doing it in age groups. Babies then under2 then pre school etc

Hey expat

I am not far away from you(livingston) and my dd2 will be getting it in a fortnight.Shes only 8 weeks tho and not sure when my dd1 whos 2 will get it if at all. Dont understand why in edinburgh you are not being offered it now?

auntymandy do you know if they are doing pre-schoolers? I thought just under 2s. Like np I too like mine to be treated the same!
Thanks

I asked about my 3 year old and I was told babies first then under 2's and so on. Thats why its the catch up!

Thanks
Good night

It's given routinely here in Oz, as 2, 4 & 6 months. DD is 3, so she will have to bring her up to Aussie standards, as it were.

Hi ALL

I have just been reding up on the side effects of this jab and please do the same before you give it to your kids. Sounds worse than the MMR side effects.

You can go to the jabs vaccination forum and they have lots of info on there.

It won't be given to over 2's because they would have a completely different jab.

Under 2's get Prevenar, over 2's currently get Pnuemovax but only if in a high risk group; chronic medical condition, heart disease, lung disease etc. If your child falls into this category you can get Pnuemovax on the NHS.

do you have a link lupo?

Take it the over-2s vax can be done privately, saggy one? Any more info?

Had pneumonia about 4 times as a child (might just concievably have been connected to smoking father+ shitey damp council flat...). Its a vile diesease, want to avoid that one!

my son is currently 19 months do you think he will have before he's 2 or not?