Immunize or not?

[feeble]

complications from chicken pox in children is very, very rare, in adults its less rare but still quite rare

our health service in the UK are not routinely administering chicken pox vaccination because its not considered a serious enough disease to vaccinate against.

I do think it would be good if the vaccination was available to adults who had not gained immunity though.

 

[MrsPOP]

wow, literally Everyone i know has had chickenpox, i dont know anyone thats died from it!

i believe thats why they do not offer the vaccine on the NHS, because its considered a mild childhood illness

Except there are people like me who have never had it and are now adults. I have been told chicken pox is worse if you catch it as an adult but I had no idea it could be so bad.

The only infectious illness I've ever had is impetigo. I've never broken a bone or anything else. I was quite lucky as a child.

Would it not be best then, to just offer the vaccine to those adults that had not caught it in early life? it would be more effective as vaccine immunity are notorious for not lasting forever, so it would make more sense really... than vaccinating everyone for a disease which in childhood is both harmless and provides lifelong immunity...

I think you miss the point that infants have a different immune system than an adult, therefore they are more susceptible to not only get sick but to die from some of these illnesses. That is why we vaccinate so early.

RSV is a prime example of this. RSV for an adult is a cold. That isn't necessarily true for babies. My niece was in the hospital for this about a month ago. For a cold.

Yup, my SIL selfishly let her 4 year old with a cold slobber all over my LO without telling me she was sick until a while later when she was laughing about my niece's snotty nose. That was boxing day, my LO is still recovering from the bronchiolitis she developed and has a terrible cough still. I wanted to punch my SIL in her stupid face for exposing my LO to it, especially as its well known in the family she has a heart defect. Douches.

 

[Brookey]

It has been absolutely disproved that there is any link between autism and the MMR vaccine.

nonsense, one study has been discredited, there has not yet been long term, widespread enough studies to completely disprove ANYTHING

Its not nonsense. Two major studies have been carried out separately which have totally disproved the link.

There was only ever ONE study carried out which said there was a link. This study was carried out on 12 (yes 12) children . The study has been totally discredited.

 

[MrsPOP]

complications from chicken pox in children is very, very rare, in adults its less rare but still quite rare

our health service in the UK are not routinely administering chicken pox vaccination because its not considered a serious enough disease to vaccinate against.

I do think it would be good if the vaccination was available to adults who had not gained immunity though.

But still happen no matter how rare it is, same with any illness like measles, mumps, rubella...we cannot dismiss them because they are rare.

 

[feeble]

well i certainly havent been offered a RSV vaccine...

as far as i know, the vaccinations given in the first 2 months are still quite deadly when you are an adult, but also almost completely unheard of.

certainly no where near as common as 'a cold'

i fail to see the similarity

anyway, i get the increasing sensation that this is all about clutching at straws, frankly i would never give my child a chicken pox vaccination, i cannot see what reason i would have for doing so.

I have chosen to delay my sons vaccinations, based on his lifestyle, my lifestyle and where we live, if you would all choose to believe that makes me an 'irresponsible' parent, then fair enough, frankly it doesnt matter

i wish you all well

over n out

 

[MizzDeeDee]

 

[cosmicgirlxxx]

I don't believe that many parents in my city are choosing not to vaccinate. I see approximately 18 children per day (I work in a children's hospital) and as part of my history taking I ask if imms are up to date. I have not in 7 years had someone say no, or they aren't immunised (with the exception of medical contraindications). So maybe it's not that common here??

 

[mummy2lola]

Why is that little cheering geezer making me giggle??? Lol xx

 

[sequeena]

I only just realised your unicorn is shitting a rainbow. Happy tears

 

[Ozzieshunni]

Yay!

 

[MrsPOP]

 

[MrsPOP]

I only just realised your unicorn is shitting a rainbow. Happy tears

I loved her previous avatar.. "calm the fuck down, Im a scientist"...used to have me in stitches every time I saw it!

 

[cosmicgirlxxx]

I only just realised your unicorn is shitting a rainbow. Happy tears

I loved her previous avatar.. "calm the fuck down, Im a scientist"...used to have me in stitches every time I saw it!

Would have been quite relevant in this thread lol x

 

[Ozzieshunni]

MizDeeDee and I have a love hate relationship

 

[sequeena]

I only just realised your unicorn is shitting a rainbow. Happy tears

I loved her previous avatar.. "calm the fuck down, Im a scientist"...used to have me in stitches every time I saw it!

ohhh I missed that one

 

[MizzDeeDee]

MizDeeDee and I have a love hate relationship

Oh shit.

We do NOT.

 

[Ozzieshunni]

 

[MizzDeeDee]

 

[MizzDeeDee]

I only just realised your unicorn is shitting a rainbow. Happy tears

I loved her previous avatar.. "calm the fuck down, Im a scientist"...used to have me in stitches every time I saw it!

I like your avatar too.. pretty funny.

 

[sequeena]

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Ahhh no my bad, I did see it!