My DD was already at Preschool when she turned 4 and I never got her the booster because she had pneumonia at the time and it took 3 months to completely clear and I wasn't compromising her immune system any more than it already was and we had decided not to continue anyway. When it came time to enroll her at school late last year I told them that she didn't have the 4yo booster and they were fine with it. Legally they cannot exclude them for not having had it, but if there is an outbreak they will be required to stay at home for the duration.
yes sorry forgot to add like trillian said, if they have an underlying illness we will not immunise, as their immune system will not absorb the vaccinations as its to busy fighting something else, so its pointless..
We had an international move when kiddo was 4, so never got around to the booster. Two years later we are still getting calls and letters every 6 months or so from the school nurse asking when we are going to immunise (despite regular replies saying it's not likely that we will at this point).
Is the booster even effective (or a good idea) 2 years after the recommended schedule??
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