TB injection!!!!

point3

The reasons for stopping routine BCG vaccination in schools in the UK are explained in this article from the British Medical Journal, 2005:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7518/647

The BCG vaccination program in schools ran for 50 years up until Autumn 2005. When the program was introduced in the 1950s, the chance of developing TB each year in the UK was 2% (1 in every 50 people). The risk of developing TB in the UK today is now less than 1 in 1000 people per year.

Those at most risk of developing TB come from a readily identifiable segment of the population - a 'targetted' vaccination program was thus considered more appropriate. BCG vaccination is now offered to infants in communities where the incidence of TB is 40 per 100,000 people, or whose parents or grandparents come from countries where the incidence is more than 40 per 100,000 people. Healthcare workers, travellers to and from countries of high prevalence and other 'contact risk' groups are also offered the vaccination.

jackieb

Well it couldn't have been the TB injection my son got earlier this year. I honestly thought it was. I'll have to look out the card he got from school.

Savvy_Sue

jackieb wrote: »

Well it couldn't have been the TB injection my son got earlier this year. I honestly thought it was. I'll have to look out the card he got from school.

How old was he? They give Rubella (German Measles) in their teens.

pulliptears

I tried to get the TB vaccine for my son about 18 months ago, I tried everywhere, even privately and nowhere would do it.

It annoys me greatly that TB is on the increase yet I cant have my child inoculated against it

msmicawber

jackieb wrote: »

Well it couldn't have been the TB injection my son got earlier this year. I honestly thought it was. I'll have to look out the card he got from school.

Could it have been the combined Diptheria/Tetanus/Polio booster? They give that at about 13 or 14.

jackieb

He's 14. It was probably one of them. God, i'm a bad mother - I don't even know what he's getting injected with!

The_Economist

point3 wrote: »

The reasons for stopping routine BCG vaccination in schools in the UK are explained in this article from the British Medical Journal, 2005:

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/331/7518/647

The BCG vaccination program in schools ran for 50 years up until Autumn 2005. When the program was introduced in the 1950s, the chance of developing TB each year in the UK was 2% (1 in every 50 people). The risk of developing TB in the UK today is now less than 1 in 1000 people per year.

Those at most risk of developing TB come from a readily identifiable segment of the population - a 'targetted' vaccination program was thus considered more appropriate. BCG vaccination is now offered to infants in communities where the incidence of TB is 40 per 100,000 people, or whose parents or grandparents come from countries where the incidence is more than 40 per 100,000 people. Healthcare workers, travellers to and from countries of high prevalence and other 'contact risk' groups are also offered the vaccination.

Thanks for that link, interesting reading. Still not convinced that they should have stopped it though.

The_Economist

pulliptears wrote: »

I tried to get the TB vaccine for my son about 18 months ago, I tried everywhere, even privately and nowhere would do it.

It annoys me greatly that TB is on the increase yet I cant have my child inoculated against it

I agree we should have the right to get our kids inoculated against it. I am willing to pay for it if needs be. I still say prevention is better than cure.

pulliptears

The_Economist wrote: »

I agree we should have the right to get our kids inoculated against it. I am willing to pay for it if needs be. I still say prevention is better than cure.

Agree completely, Id be more than willing to pay anyone to do this, its incredibly frustrating that the government is seemingly making these decisions without consulting parents first.

Id rather not take the risk, and I shall continue to try and track down someone that will do this for me.

msmicawber

jackieb wrote: »

He's 14. It was probably one of them. God, i'm a bad mother - I don't even know what he's getting injected with!

I know you're only joking, but I don't think you're a bad mum - you were offered an opportunity to have your child innoculated against something so he could avoid an avoidable illness and you took it. Just because you can't remember exactly what it was without looking at the paperwork doesn't matter. I'm all for kids developing a good immune system, but getting any boosts that are available.