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dtp booster - some advice please

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barbapapa · 18/04/2008 23:15

dd has had single vaccines for the MMR though she had the usual small baby jabs. Have had her blood tested (for MMR immunity ) last month - she is immune to measles but needs mumps again.
She will also need her DTP booster which she will have done at the GPs.

My question is this - is the DTP booster designed to make sure that those kids who have not got immunity from all the jabs have another chance to get it(as is the case for MMR) , or do they expect immunity to have worn off for DTP by the age of 5? Ie does she still have DTP immunity - I think the age range for the booster is 3-5?

I was going to get her Mumps one done first, in the next few weeks and then the DTP maybe a month or so after - not comfortable with having them all done at same time.
She is almost 4 and a half.

Hope this makes sense - it is late and my brain is winding down.....

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barbapapa · 18/04/2008 23:56

bump- anyone ?

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Janni · 19/04/2008 00:12

don't know, but interested. Bumping for you - again.

barbapapa · 20/04/2008 19:39

Noone?

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calvemjoe · 20/04/2008 19:53

I think they expect the immunity to have worn off because it's repeated again at 15ish and you're supposed to have a booster as an adult.

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