With regard to the age vaccinations are given, the child at Jack's daycare that got menningicoccal was under 12 months and therefore had not been immunised. Of the kids that were exposed and given antibiotics, more than half were also under 12 months. The Health Dept guy told me that kids can be immunised under 12 months (if you pay for it) but that they need it again at 12 months to give lasting immunity. It's just another decision for parents to make I guess, not just whether or not to immunise but also when.

I think it's so much harder making decisions for our kids then for ourselves. The implications just seem greater somehow.