catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Did any of you with bairns choose for them not to have the MMR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39194 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 No. Wasn't the entire autism/MMR link shown to be a complete load of bollocks ages ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6098 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I assume most parents didnt want their kids dying of measles so bit the bullet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Science 1-0 Parky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39194 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I assume most parents didnt want their kids dying of measles so bit the bullet Apparently London only has 70% uptake on MMR. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/apr/25/measles-mmr-the-essential-guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 I assume most parents didnt want their kids dying of measles so bit the bullet When you look at the sheer numbers of parents now panicking and flooding to health centres, it looks like that wasn't the case. This Wales epidemic appears to now be moving into England with the health service expecting large numbers of parents now wanting it for their kids after refusing it when it was offered to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12903 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 The government WANT you to be ill. The sickness is IN the drugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I remember at the height of the mmr scare, I think about 10 - 12 years ago, a lot of whay you would class as middle class parents were very scared of getting their kids vaccinated due to the supposed "new findings and links to autism". Ours have all been done but I know quite a few people who really agonised over what to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39194 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 When you look at the sheer numbers of parents now panicking and flooding to health centres, it looks like that wasn't the case. This Wales epidemic appears to now be moving into England with the health service expecting large numbers of parents now wanting it for their kids after refusing it when it was offered to them. If you refused it first time round, is it still free? (Mine both got it btw) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 If you refused it first time round, is it still free? (Mine both got it btw) Aye as it's still a recommended vaccine for by the Dept of Health for all children in the UK, even if they're older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18081 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 If you refused it first time round, is it still free? (Mine both got it btw) Of course. Epidemic in Teesside btw, getting close to here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39194 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Fair enough. Is there plenty in stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Cat, Given the fella who just died was in his twentys, whats the craic with nurses and other adults catching it from infected kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4005 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 is that not because he didn't get the mmr though? so he had no protection. I remember people getting it around 16 when you were due to leave school because they hadn't received it as a kid. I'm assuming when they say "parents of children" it's also refering to people who had kids which are now people 20-30 and opt'd not to get them the dose brought out back then. Im just think of anyone older who never got it. such as me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39194 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Stay in the house for the next 6 months just to be on the safe side. Don't even go in the garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35639 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I'd be more worried about swine flu if I were you, CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Cat, Given the fella who just died was in his twentys, whats the craic with nurses and other adults catching it from infected kids? It's possible to catch it, but adult immune systems can deal with it better than kids and it mainly presents in children up to the age of 18 (most commonly in pre-school children though) I don't know what the full story is of the man in his 20's who died - whether he had any underlying medical conditions etc which is often the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18081 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Im just think of anyone older who never got it. such as me You were born before 1970 so almost certainly have acquired it naturally. People born between 1970 and 1980 (and younger people not vaccinated) are at most risk. That's me btw. Parky's got a lot to answer for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18081 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 It's possible to catch it, but adult immune systems can deal with it better than kids and it mainly presents in children up to the age of 18 (most commonly in pre-school children though) I don't know what the full story is of the man in his 20's who died - whether he had any underlying medical conditions etc which is often the case. Don't think that's true. Adults who are naive of the virus are most at risk of complications and death iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 I can understand parents being wary of the vaccine 10 years ago in the height of the scaremongering, but do think it's foolish to not let the bairns have it now. I refused to let my then 9-month old have the swine flu jab in 2009 when he was "sent for" by the GP surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18081 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I can understand parents being wary of the vaccine 10 years ago in the height of the scaremongering, but do think it's foolish to not let the bairns have it now. I refused to let my then 9-month old have the swine flu jab in 2009 when he was "sent for" by the GP surgery. Why? That's worked out ok with hindsight, but what if there had been a genuine serious epidemic? Why take he risk? I missed my annual flu jab this year through negligence. My new year was ruined by flu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35639 Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Never had a flu jab. The flu remains shit scared of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Why? That's worked out ok with hindsight, but what if there had been a genuine serious epidemic? Why take he risk? I missed my annual flu jab this year through negligence. My new year was ruined by flu. Because I read an awful lot around the subject and made the decision based on the fact the drug was rushed through, unable to ascertain the long-term effects and he was only 9 months old with an immature immune system. I absolutely wrestled with my conscience about it but I wouldn't dream of giving him a regular flu jab at that age and the "Swine Flu" was a sensationalised variant of regular flu. Yes people died from it but I see people die of "flu" annually - it's not just whipped up into a media frenzy. Obviously I cacked myself every time he sneezed for the rest of the winter but I'm happy with my informed choice at the time. As for missing your flu jab? My grandma had the jab and got rampant flu and she won't ever have it again. We're offered the flu jab every year at work - some years I've had it and some years I've not but am yet to get flu in any form. (Famous last words ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted April 25, 2013 Author Share Posted April 25, 2013 Never had a flu jab. The flu remains shit scared of me. It avoids you cos it wouldn't be able to put up with your fucking whingeing if you actually caught it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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