wobbling about having Bexsero (Meningitis B vaccine) tomorrow... any positive or negative stories?

[lucy101]

Hi there, my 5 month old is booked to have this tomorrow privately and I just wanted to hear of other's experiences of it. I know it is relatively new which worries me... but then Men B probably worries me more.... any thoughts/advice/experiences would be gratefully received.

loads of German friends have gotten their LOs Bexero with no problems at all. Hugs!

Thanks so much for the info., that's good to hear. There has been some reporting in Australia that they are re-evaluating it's safety due to high fevers etc. which worries me as my son had febrile convulsions... still erring on the side of having it though this evening...

I take it you're getting this done privately? Have you discussed your concerns about the vaccine given your son's history of febrile convulsions?

I know Men B is very scary but it is quite rare too. Perhaps it is better to err on the side of caution given his history and just delay until these safety concerns have been evaluated?

I can understand your concerns..my son had the measles jab privately a few mths ago at a well known vaccine clinic and we asked the nurse what her views were on the Meningitis B jab..she said she personally was not allowing her own grandchildren to have it as she didn't feel it had been tested enough..we have decided to wait until the vaccine has been around a bit longer...

Thanks so much for your thoughts... still wobbling here... I will decide at the last minute I expect (and have to try and stop researching it)...

Fingers crossed that you will be able to make a decision you are happy with!

DDs nursery has had 2 cases of menB since the start of October, public health agency have recommended all the children get it. I really don't know what to do, DH has blind faith in medical research but I'm not so sure. Terrified as it's so new I guess but terrified also of men B

Jay. How can the health agency recommend getting it if the NHS gps don't have it? At least our gP doesn't and said they are waiting on the NHS decision re the price. Are they expect parents to pay around £300?

Suspect they can provide it for a high risk cluster of children such as those attending a nursery that has had two cases of Men B. Deciding to fund it for all children in the country is a totally different league of expense.

nomary what kundry said They tested the effected children and once menB was confirmed all children in the nursery were offered the vaccine. They got a 100% uptake. We were given a letter from public health agency to give to DD's GP as she's to get another dose in 3 months, the letter explained to the GP how to source the vaccine. I asked the public health Drs when it would be in the vaccination programme and they said main hold up was agreeing a price and that they were hoping it would be available to everyone (in our country) next year.

OP did you get the vaccine? I'm wondering about getting it privately

Bumping this thread as I'm also considering having it done but can't quite make up my mind, as it's so new. Has anyone had it done recently? Were there any side effects?

Not yet - need to find out how you get it privately. Going to talk to HV, but I still feel a bit undecided as it's so new!

Hi there, yes I did get it in the end privately and my DD (now 7 months) had no side effects at all. She will have the second dose in a week or two. My son had a very sore leg after it (he is 3 and a half and apparently he should have had it in the arm not the leg!) but was otherwise fine, no temp etc. I spoke to my GP after posting here and off the record he told me he had had it for both his children as he believed it was only a matter of time before it was given on the NHS and he had seen how terrible Men B could be. I am glad I made the decision to have it now.

Thanks so much for the replies. I actually had DS2 (8 months) booked in for it today, but chickened out this morning. I think it's the newness of it that's making me unsure, the rational part of me thinks it must be safe to have been NHS-approved...

Thanks for the update Lucy - my brother died from meningitus B, so eager to get my kids vaccinated!

My 2 have both had it (3yo and 6mo). The injection site seemed to be quite sore afterwards, more so than for other jabs, but otherwise no side effects. Very glad to have got it done. I wish the NHS would bloody well get their act together and offer this vaccine as they have promised! This has cost me over £500 in total (2 jabs for DD and 3 for DS)

Delvynsmummy I feel slightly alarmed that this might be the same lady who happily gave it to DS, mind you I didn't ask her personal views on this but I have trusted her enough to feel slightly cross if she had concerns over its safety. Is it a central London clinic by chance?

Anyway DS has had one dose and due another soon. The older you do it the less doses needed but I think 2 is minimum and of course not fully protected till course is complete
It's the worse reaction we have had - he's barely reacted to the rest though

He immediately was grumpy and had a hot sore leg and ran a temp but not a terrifyingly high one through the night- he slept fine and we didn't use calpol or anything

The next day he was back to normal..

Whether it's true or not I have heard vit c in high doses (unable to overdose on vit c anyhow but make sure only vit c as some supplements contain other ingredients to bulk them up) protects kids more against vaccine reactions. I figure I use it to help through illness so I do it at vaccines too and seems to help but I'm not qualified just my opinion

Has anyone found a GP or hospital that does this jab in the Manchester area? I don't trust travel vax centres or 'immunisation centres'. Thanks.

I had my son vaccinated at pall mall medical in Manchester by a dr.
Just out of interest why dot you trust travel clinics as thinking of getting the chickenpox vaccine through one of these as it is more convenient ( Manchester a bit out I the way for me). They say they use a trained pharmacist.

Hi I live in warrington, my daughter had her first vaccination at Pall mall medical and just today the second at Select in Stretton. After her first jab she had a sore leg and slight fever for a few days and today she is experiencing a sore leg. Hopefully calm down soon x

Has anyone got a rough idea of prices or where to get it done i live in bristol

It's available on the NHS for babies born from 1st Sept alongside the routine imms provided by your GP. The fevers have been identified and as detailed in the patient information leaflet they recommend taking a paracetamol medicine (calpol) to reduce the fever associated with the men B vaccine. The NHS website has good info on it so I'd take a look there :)