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3-in-1 Teenage Booster and MenACWY immunisations - HELP

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Flossiefoo · 04/01/2018 23:57

Any advice/ experiences of this new vaccination for Y9 students.

Both are voluntary. I'd like to know potential side affects, whether people deem them unnecessary or dangerous. I am not out to have a row with anyone, everyone is entitled to their own feelings on controversial subjects such as vaccinations so I hope we can have a level headed grown up conversation so I can make an informed decision.
Thank you !

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Keel · 05/01/2018 00:03

My daughter had them last year. She is needle phobic but realised they are really important and potentially lifesaving. Cases of meningitis are up on teens and young adults so I really think the vaccination is a no brainer than risk such a terrible disease.

Keel · 05/01/2018 00:03

Meant to add apart from a sore harm no side effects.

ClaudiaD13 · 05/01/2018 00:10

A family member lost both legs to meningitis in his teens a few years back. It was horrendous and we thought we were gonna lose him. Vaccinate.

ragged · 14/01/2018 20:46

There's a teacher at DC school who lost a brother to meningitis as a baby, and another brother as a teenager to meningitis. Needless to say, they seem to have good vaccine take up at the school!

DD says the kids, esp. girls, get quite hysterical about the possible pain of jabs. Hugging each other & sniveling & tearful in line waiting for the jab (many fewer tears after having the jab). The hysteria is the only damaging side effect I know about.

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