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This article is a bit all over the place. >When I was 11, the school gave us MMR vaccinations. When any injections happened, the school typically sent out pape

by DanBC 7y ago

This article is a bit all over the place. >When I was 11, the school gave us MMR vaccinations. When any injections happened, the school typically sent out paperwork and parents would fill in the permission slips. Mum would always send back, "No, choosing not to." MMR vaccination is for young children. At 11 it's probably TB? > Despite the pain, I felt angry towards my mother, because she deliberately didn't get me vaccinated. Tetanus isn't a routine vaccination. You have it if you need it.

notacoward 7y ago
> At 11 it's probably TB? Could be BCG (TB) but that's usually a couple of years later. I was 13 but I was a year ahead, so for most kids it would have been 14 at that time in New Zealand. At 11 it's even more likely to be TDaP, which is a booster for the better known DTaP typically given earlier. > Tetanus isn't a routine vaccination. The T in DTaP and TDaP is tetanus. It's very routine.
jnbiche 7y ago
> MMR vaccination is for young children. At 11 it's probably TB? If the child hadn't had any of his/her MMR series, a doctor would absolutely want to get the child started on the series if possible, regardless of the age. > At 11 it's probably TB? Few countries routinely administer the TB vaccine. It's too low efficacy. > Tetanus isn't a routine vaccination. You have it if you need it. In the US, and in most western countries, a series tetanus vaccines is absolutely given as part of the TDaP/DTaP childhood combo series, and then boosters are administered later as needed. In the US, it's a series of 5. And indeed, it appears as it's given routinely to children in the UK, as well: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ In New Zealand as well: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-well...

by DanBC 7y ago

notacoward 7y ago

> At 11 it's probably TB? Could be BCG (TB) but that's usually a couple of years later. I was 13 but I was a year ahead, so for most kids it would have been 14 at that time in New Zealand. At 11 it's even more likely to be TDaP, which is a booster for the better known DTaP typically given earlier. > Tetanus isn't a routine vaccination. The T in DTaP and TDaP is tetanus. It's very routine.

jnbiche 7y ago

> MMR vaccination is for young children. At 11 it's probably TB? If the child hadn't had any of his/her MMR series, a doctor would absolutely want to get the child started on the series if possible, regardless of the age. > At 11 it's probably TB? Few countries routinely administer the TB vaccine. It's too low efficacy. > Tetanus isn't a routine vaccination. You have it if you need it. In the US, and in most western countries, a series tetanus vaccines is absolutely given as part of the TDaP/DTaP childhood combo series, and then boosters are administered later as needed. In the US, it's a series of 5. And indeed, it appears as it's given routinely to children in the UK, as well: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/ In New Zealand as well: https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-well...