What happens if you refuse the final set of vaccines? (16 week ones)

[CathyandHeathcliff]

Actually I’m not going to refuse them all, just the men b. I’ve had the first lot of men b, but I’ve decided I don’t want the next lot.

Why?

why would you do that?

I don’t know about men B specifically but for some vax, having one dose and then not having the booster or second part can leave you/the child at greater risk than if you didn’t have the first bit.

It seems a bit illogical too.

'your kid might be at risk of Men B' would be my guess, it's an uneducated one but still.

Well if you refuse them you’re risking your child’s life by not protecting them against a disease that is horrific for anyone to go through. But each to their own! I prefer my children alive and vaccinated tbh.

Why would you skip meningitis??? Why???

My best friend died from meningitis when we were kids and before a vaccine was available!

I don't think anything would "happen" in the short term. It would affect the menB risk in some way but you'd need to research (maybe you already have which is why you have your reasons for refusing it)

Is it me or have there been a rash of anti vaccination threads in here lately?

I’m not sure - I presume the vaccine will be less effective and your child will therefore have an increased chance of catching Meningitis B, which can kill.

I understand that the jab can make babies unwell. If it helps at all then my DS had quite a hard time with the Men B jab at eight weeks (nothing sinister but he was quite under the weather for 24 hours). I was expecting the same reaction with the 16 week one but it was nowhere near as bad. Unless you have medical advice to the contrary then I would implore you to vaccinate.

Bloody hell, think twice OP. This makes no sense.

redcrayon It seems like one a week, i’m beginning to think conspiracy!
It used to be a general “I’m not vaccinating because it causes more alien abductions” type of threads, but lately they’ve been a bit more picky, just focusing on one or two specific vaccines.

Theres a lot of it going around on facebook too I've noticed. I've unfriended a couple of people who've become evangelical about it.

I suppose what I’m asking is whether the other jab he had for men b mean he is immune and this is just a top up to increase immunity.

No, they require three doses to provide full immunity. They receive another dose with the 12 month vaccines.

One dose is insufficient.

Sigh

You can't argue with stupid.

Have the full set of immunisations OP. Protect your child. I've seen first hand the effects that Meningitis has on a child and they are lifelong. It's not worth the risk.

Oh FFS. WHY?

You could choose to have the men B one separate from the other one(s?) at the 16 week appt- so go back at 20/22 weeks and get it on its own? I know my daughter was annoyed at the first appt that she hadn’t been told the men b vaccination could react with the 6 in 1 causing a high temperature. So she’s choosing to separate out the other vaccinations where that would happen again. She also chose to refuse the rotavirus one. You can opt out of one or more of the vaccines- generally you just say no thanks or not now. Some surgeries like it in writing or they keep sending reminders.

The bacteria that vaccine protects against is lethal. Have you ever seen the consequences of bacterial meningitis? (In the lucky ones that don’t die). Permanent brain damage, deafness, loss of multiple limbs due to septacemia. Why wouldn’t you want to protect your child against that?

I suppose what I’m asking is whether the other jab he had for men b mean he is immune and this is just a top up to increase immunity.

They don't give immunisations for the giggles! They have the schedule as it's best practice to offer optimal immunity.

Before the age of 12 months babies don't "store" the immunity cells/antibodies. The top ups are a necessity to maintain immunity.

A couple that live near me lost their 6mth old to meningitis. Absolutely devastating. Get your child vaccinated and pull your head out your arse, these threads are infuriating 😡

You will burn in hell for all of eternity.

Isadora2007 why would she refuse rotavirus?! Makes no sense? Dr google has a lot to answer for.

You’re so smart OP. Clearly they give the first jab for protection and the second and third are just part of a conspiracy by pharmaceutical companies and the rest of us go along with it because it’s hilarious and/or we’re idiots. All of us.

FGS, either go do some proper research on vaccines, or follow NHS guidelines. Why would a bunch of anonymous posters on mumsnet be a better source of health information for your child than literally the nation’s health authority and your GP? You don’t trust them? But if your kid gets sick you trust them to help them get better? Or will mumsnetters be asked to weigh in then too?

Is it me or have there been a rash of anti vaccination threads in here lately?

Rash being the operative word.

You’re right, and they’re more subtle, not totally antivax, but just this bit or that.

We were in A&E recently with toddler DS2 who had a non-blanching rash, stubborn fever and couldn’t move his neck. You could see the relief of the staff when they learned he was young enough to have had the meningitis jabs.

When medical staff are that scared of an illness, you should do everything in your power to avoid it.

You've said on another thread that you suffer with anxiety. Why the heck would you not vaccinate your baby against something that is so, so serious and really does kill babies?