Hi all,
Still trying to get my head round all this - just when I decided what to do this bloomin whooping cough outbreak cranks up a notch in my area

Hoping to get it with as few 'extra' vaccinations as possible. What have others done about this one?
My main objection to HepB is that most kids are at extremely low risk of this disease (need transfer of bodily fluids like blood) to contract and the vaccine needs heaps more doses to 'take hold' in young babies than adults so increasing their exposure to all the additives therein. So if your kid is in daycare playing rough & tumble (not just sharing drink bottles) with children who may have been exposed to HepB in thier families (ie VERY close contact and exchange of fluids not just an auntie who kissed them) then I can see a need. As a healthcare worker I've had to be vaccinated for HepB and rightly so - but a baby at birth....?
For me the 'risks vs benefits' equation doesn't work out. But that's just my view - everyone needs to decide for themselves

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