Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

General health

Mumsnet doesn't verify the qualifications of users. If you have medical concerns, please consult a healthcare professional.

Flip

Original poster

does anyone know more about the "Pneu catch-up" i've just been offered for 17mnth old?

11 replies

billiejo · 29/05/2007 14:37

hello, i've just been offered the Pneu catch-up vaccine for ds2. The thing is although i've had all his others done (apart from mmr as yet cause he starts a seperate course at 18mnths) i'm nervous about yet another vacc??!! I don't really know that much about it and how long the trials have been carried out. Does anyone know any more info? thanks. x

OP posts:

Original poster

billiejo · 29/05/2007 21:49

OP posts:

Original poster

billiejo · 29/05/2007 22:02

bump, anyone?

OP posts:

tortoiseSHELL · 29/05/2007 22:04

I think there are two things - they are giving a booster of Hib and Men C as there has been a slight increase in Hib cases, and also a new pneumoccocal vaccine which prevents pneumonia and pneumoccocal meningitis, which is well worth having, as it kills and seriously harms children each year.

Original poster

billiejo · 29/05/2007 22:17

thanks tortoishell, i think i'm nervous about it cause ds2 is only a few weeks away from starting his course of mmr vaccines.....it all just seems like sooo much

OP posts:

Original poster

billiejo · 30/05/2007 14:15

hi, anyone else had this vaccine done, only one more day left till appointment. thanks

OP posts:

Lolly68 · 30/05/2007 14:38

My DD had it done alongside her MMR. I think it is called "Prevara" or something like that. I can't really comment on it because as I say she had MMR done at the same time and 24 hours later she had very high fever and was like that for 3 days. And as Tortoisehell says it is worth having.

Chugnuts · 30/05/2007 14:45

It's this one here.

Dd had hers a few weeks ago at the same time as her MMR and had no problems afterwards.

Chugnuts · 30/05/2007 14:47

The nurse said that older babies like dd(14mths) will have it separately but that younger babies now have it as part of their other immunisations IYSWIM.

CantSleepWontSleep · 30/05/2007 14:50

I think all the ladies (or at least their dc!) on my post natal thread have had this now, without problem (except one who reacts badly to every jab, and I can't remember if he had this one or not).

How close is this jab to the start of his mmr stuff? They have to have 4 weeks between all vaccines, unless they are done at exactly the same time.

You might also want to search for some posts by Amyjade if you are doubting whether he should have this - she lost her dd to the virus that this vaccine protects against, and has talked very poignantly about it on other vaccination threads.

Original poster

billiejo · 30/05/2007 15:09

thanks for all your help everyone, i'm going to sleep on it but am very likely to get it done tomorrow. x

OP posts:

archiesmummy · 30/05/2007 23:05

billiejo, I'm in the same situation as you(only I haven't booked the singles yet).

It seems the new vaccine is worth doing in "most poeples" opinion, but I understand how you feel.
DHs first reaction when he heard it was a new vaccine was to say "NO, we're not having it" and he normally leaves these decisions to me so obviously felt strongly about it

Flip