Has anybody else been offered the BCG/tuberculosis vaccine for their newborn right after birth? (same time as vit k). It is not standard on nhs... Nhs recommend it depending on eg if you ever lived in a country on a giant list as having higher tb rates thanbthe uk. I have never had tb and never met anybody who has ever had tb, so it was a surprise they recommended the vaccine.
Some controversies out there about whether sensible to do it straight away or to wait until baby immune system has had a chance to develop (since it is a live vaccine si designed to provoke an immune response, which obviously the baby will not be able to do in the usual way). It is quite a significant vaccine and can cause some side effects so i want to make sure the timing is right. I am not thrilled about it happening first thing to be honest.
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Anybody else offered BCG/tuberculosis vaccine for newborn?
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WinterMymble · 26/06/2012 13:21
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