Men-C

Hi :)

I have just moved to the UK and the CHN here wants to give DD a shot of Men-C now....on the Oz schedule, it's not done until 12 months....and it's the only one.

Here they do two shots of it...one which she 'would' have already had, and then again at 12 months.

I'm just questioning it's necessity. I do vaccinate, but I don't want to if I don't REALLY have to for this particular shot. I don't know if there is any higher prevelance of the disease here it immunises against...I doubt it though. They can't tell me it won't let her get into a school here because DS didn't get it.....

I'm kind of feeling the pressure here.....she's going to get it anyway in a mere 3 months anyway....WDYT?

I would discuss very carefully with your GP. I refused some vaccinations for my children when offered (in the UK) and was refused the chance to take them up on those vaccines later as my GP felt that to vary the schedule for me would mean everyone would want it varied and as an NHS doc he had to toe the line for vaccination policy. Or something. Basically saying no meant saying no forever, and my twins (one of which is high risk for infections) are still not fully vaccinated.

Thanks traveller :)

Anyone else know stuff!!?