MenzB

What do you all think about the latest news on the MenzB injections? Are you happy with your decision to/to not immunise your kids?

Appanretly ACC has granted 33 cases compensation, as it believes they are linked to having the vacinations. I immuinsed Jake and Taine and am completely happy to. I know some people have chosen not (namely my BIL - who lectures and drives me crazy), but I think the risk of a reaction is not high enough, but the risk of menzB is.

We have chosen not too long story, but for us at this stage we are happy with that we wanted to wait a bit.

I thought about it for ages and postponed getting them.. I think the media is throwing it all out of proportion, like they do with everything when they have no real news to write about. (eg that we can't eat chicken anymore.. load of crap, it's always been that you need to cook it properly).

What I am a bit concerned about is that the vaccine wasn't tested properly, not long enough.. all of the others have been tested for a decade or more, and they say that the Norweigian vaccine was tested but in truth the vaccine we used was slightly different to that one..

One point I noticed in the news was that the Norweigian vaccine was never used apart from the initial tests.. that's strange don't you think?

Amelia had her 6 week jabs at 12 weeks. I was a bit 'iffy' on the MenzB, but figured it's better than getting Meningitis itself. However, 3 weeks later and she still has a small lump and a long red spot (as big as a small fingernail) on her leg.

Given the cases reportedly linked to the vaccine in Norway, and the ACC claims here, I am really thinking hard about whether to carry on with the MenzB vaccine - have a few weeks to make up my mind and talk to hubby about it.

It would seem that it hasn't been tested to its full extent, so it really makes you wonder.

It's a tough one we have had all of our kids immunised. When you put it into perpective how many thousands of children were done at that period of time and they have only had 33 cases presented to them so far. With such a large volume of children being immunised at the same time the numbers are always going to look higher than they really are. I'm sure if you compared these statistics with the reactions to the other imminusations they are probably on the same par!

I would still never hesistate in havingit done, I've seen the effects meningitis has.

Most of those 33 ACC claims are not what most of us would class as an adverse reaction. From what I have heard the varous claims were for kids that had fallen over cos their leg was sore, hurt their arm or something cos they were fighting having the jab and various other random things. There were a couple of cases of actual adverse reactions, but out of the hundreds of thousands (or more) of the vaccines that have been given, its pretty good...

If you cant tell I am pro-immunisation! Like the others have said, would much rather have the very minimal risk of side effects than her getting meningitis and dying or losing limbs...

I am happy with my decision to have Jacob fully immunised, including the menz b. My opinion is that the benefits out-weigh the risks. I am also of the opinion that the reason why some un immunised kids don't get sick is maybe because most kids are? Just my opinion, though, and I have nothing at all against those who choose not to.

Even though Caitlin had a reaction to her 6 week jabs (high temp and heart rate. GP said it was a "minor reaction") we are still continuing with her gabs. But I make sure she is totally well before hand, we're two weeks late for the 12 week jabs as she had a cold.

We are very pro-immunisations, side effects out weigh the illness and I totally agree with Annie (I might get slated for saying this but...)I think other parents have a choice whether to immunise or not because of us parents who do/have, as we have helped to keep those nasties at bay. Imagine the deverstaing outbreaks if everyone decided against the jabs? Just my opinion, I don't mean to upset anyone!!!!

My husbands cousin died just over 3 years ago at the age of 20 from meningitis. Her mother knew it was - as soon as the first headache appeared she had her in getting treated. It didn't help and the next day she was dead. Her mum was on the fight for life that year promoting meningitis awareness.   I saw what they went through, and still go through - the whole family spent our wedding in tears, because they knew that they would never have that with their daughter.

I will always choose immunisation.

And I also agree with Toni. Having a friend with immuno-compromised children, non-vaccinated children who pick up childhood diseases have the potential to kill her kids. I also believe the only way that people can have the choice to not immunise is because the majority choose to immunise. (But I would never, ever tell someone they should immunise - I just have really strong reasons for doing it myself! I also have a friend who lost her brother to an adverse reaction to immunisation 30 years ago).