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ho humm, anyone feel like ringing 0800 IMMUNE for me?


How charming it would be to have to fork out at least EUR60 to get their second shot done here

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Tishy I left them a message to call me back with an answer.  I'll post here once I know
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DS3 has his Flu shot today, no probs & no tears he had no idea what he was in for, bet it won't be so easy when he has his 4yr jabs.

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oo just read this i didnt know kids could get it done. im waiting for my doctors to ring me back for my youngest child as he has bad breathing
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I asked about my other 2 & it will cost $23 each as they are over 5

DS3 is really grumpy, can not wait till bed time
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I checked with 0800 Immune and was told that all children need 2 shots this year, whether they've had them before or not.  Apparently children don't absorb the vaccination as well as adults.

 I asked if the injection used is the same as the one used in the UK and whether the rules would apply there but she said she didn't know and that you'd be better off speaking to someone over there - sorry.

I also found out since M is 4 now she gets the full dose of the flu shot so I can't share the costs, I'm going to have to fork out for 4 vaccines 



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Isla had one today. The Dr where my mum goes siad it was free for under 5's. When I rang to book in Isla at our Dr's they said we had to pay $25, but today they didnt charge us- she doesnt have any medical condition that she needs it for, but she goes to daycare so we thought it wold be a godo idea. We have to go back for another one in a month, but the nurse said if she had had one last year then she would only need one.
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Thanks so much for ringing them Mrs Mojo! grr grr grr!

I'll get DH to ring them again to harass them some more to get some more information.

I'm mainly interested in them being immune for the few weeks that we return to NZ as along with a major time difference it'll be a major climate change for them too.

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i got a hold of my doctors and they were going to charge me 25 dollars each jab but then lookedat charlies file and saw he was in hospital for bronculitus and ashma (sp) so he will be free  so hes off to get his tomorrow at 12.30pm. my eldest jayden wont be getting one done as he doesnt get sick much during the winter
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they are free if your under 5 is considered high risk - which is quite broad really - but Im confused about 2 shots too - guess I will find out tomorrow!

Any other expecting Mums had it? did it make you feel yuk - I might take panadol before I go - god looking after a grumpy toddler after a jab when you feel yuk too is enough to say I dont want it so maybe I will just take panadol anyway Im a bit nervous
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I had it last week, but Im not preg! I felt fine but had quite an achy arm for a few days.
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I have just rung the 0800 Immune line & yes all children under 9yrs will need 2 shots about 4 weeks apart. 9yrs & over only need 1. If your child does not qualify for the free ones you will have to pay for both of them.

The lady I spoke to is ringing my Dr to see if they are aware of the 2nd shots as they never told me & will get them to recall all under 9 that did not get the second shot....so glad I rung.

I will get DS3 next one done with his 4yr jabs so he does not need to go 2 more times for back to back shots.

Thanks ladies for the heads up on the 2 shot I would not of know
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Originally posted by Raspberryjam Raspberryjam wrote:


Any other expecting Mums had it? did it make you feel yuk - I might take panadol before I go - god looking after a grumpy toddler after a jab when you feel yuk too is enough to say I dont want it so maybe I will just take panadol anyway Im a bit nervous

 

I had mine done last year when I was preg and had no issues.  The only really painful thing was the bill at the end.
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Did you have to pay last year Mrsmojo?
I was at work and it was covered so it didnt hurt like that for me
So we had it done and it was all fine, my wee precious cried her little heart out but I gave her an aeroplane sweet and it was all better
She has crashed out on the couch now, even after her sleep so will just keep her comfy with nurofen and pamol if she needs it

The doc was really encouraging about having it done while pregnant so that was good
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I paid for mine.  My work normally pays for it to be done but the nurses that come into the office each year wouldn't do it because I was pregnant and they wanted me to be at my actual doctor near my medical files in case something went wrong. I could have claimed it back from HR but never did.  I got the free one this year though, just need to pay for 2 kids now.
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Does anyone know if the NZ flu shot for under 5s is the same as the Austalian one? As of this morning they have suspended it countrywide due to concerns about adverse reactions in children

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/23/2880763.htm

I'm guessing each country would have a different batch though...
Two little girls under 2!

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I would think its all the same to be honest, unless its a dodgy batch
I actually asked though, and the doc had said no dangerous side effects had yet to be advised in NZ - just itchy or inflamed skin around the injection site and fever and grumps like anormal shot
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There's always some case somewhere - maybe Australia got a bad batch, as there haven't been any reported incidents in NZ, and we are pretty on to it with stopping things like that.

But just remember anti-vac people will use that as ammo that jabs are killing us all
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for sure Emz, they must have got a dodgy batch - there are like 23 kids in a month as opposed to our none - seems odd - I wondered if maybe they didnt split them up like ours did, but anyway hope they find out whats up
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