Since , a total of babies have been born with disabilities and serious health conditions due to CRS, and over 6, mothers have aborted their pregnancy due to CRS. The introduction of the MMR vaccine in the UK in meant that now all children were immunised against rubella.
This led to a dramatic reduction in the circulation of the rubella virus. Since there have been hardly any confirmed cases of rubella each year in the UK see the Public Health England data. This low incidence of disease means that a very low number of pregnant women are affected, and very few babies are now born in the UK with CRS. However, all women who are thinking about becoming pregnant are advised to check that they have been vaccinated against rubella usually as part of the MMR vaccine.
It is too late to be vaccinated against rubella once you are pregnant. Since April , pregnant women in the UK have not been offered screening for rubella susceptibility.
Previously, all pregnant women were offered a blood test to check whether they were immune to rubella. This change reflects the great success of the MMR vaccine in reducing transmission of the rubella virus to almost zero. First class summary. Normally I am against statutory insistence, but in the case of parents who prevent their children having inoculations, I think protection of children is no 1. I was born in and suprised at how many injections between looks like about 30, unless some injections covered more than one vaccination.
I also had boosters in and I also cut my knee in and was given a tetanus. Then my stay in hospital, I was given penaccilian injections to fight the infection. And thanks to the doctors and nurses, I fully recovered. Hi there is talk of the big vaccine helping to treat corona virus, I am sure I had a big vacine in my childhood at school I am I was wondering if this is why some people are getting the virus and many are not, although very many I am sure have had it mildly including myself, and obviously many may not of had this vacine fir some reason, seems funny to me that some very old people are pulling through this virus yet many young are passing away, do they still give out the big vacine in schools I was just wondering.
Hi and thank you for sharing this: it certainly does seem to be an exhaustive list of vaccinations! In answer to your question about BCG vaccinations, it is no longer routinely offered to all children as it was from though many health authorities had abandoned this in practice much earlier , but is available to certain groups who are at higher risk of exposure to tuberculosis.
Your question was a bit of a poser, even for us. Do you know what the vaccination was for, by any chance? I had TB at secondary school and polio sugar lump at primary. I just dont know anyone else with their vaccination on their foot. I have no record, but it looks like a smallpox scar.
This was standard practice at the clinic in New Ferry, Wirral. Any baby-boomers without a scar on their arm should check the soles of their feet. They may be surprised! My gp practice do not have any of my childhood vaccinations on record, only my rubella at 12 years old. Shortly after I had boosters, how is this possible if they are saying there is no records of any vaccines.
My mother had guaranteed all her children had all the vaccinations due and remembers that we had them by the health visitor under the same roof as the GP. Definitely check with your GP, but Hep B only became part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule in Before that, it was given to children who might be at special risk, however, so whether you would have received it depends on your personal circumstances.
During autumn , this vaccine became available in the routine childhood vaccination schedule for all babies as part of the 6-in-1 vaccine. As a child born I remember going to the health clinic for jabs and sugar cube. I would uphold any vaccination programme, having been born in I was seriously ill and off school for 6 weeks with whooping cough pertussis. School friends ill with Scarlet fever and my whole class of school with Mumps of which I had a natural immunity but was sent home anyway.
For those of you resistant to vaccine, I would read more on the deaths and side effects of serious illnesses on non vaccinated children. Please think again and listen to previous generations experience. I just want to add, I am not against vaccines, though in I almost died from one. I was rushed to the hospital and later at home in an enclosed breathing tent in my crib.
Hi, My sister contracted Rubella when she was 15 in She was on life support for 10 days and had Septicemia and Encephalitis through it. She did survive it but was very ill. My other sister had whooping cough when she was 18 months old and I had mumps, when I was 8. There were a lot of childhood illnesses about, my cousin had polio also.
We all survived and I do think the vaccinations then were useful, but I do believe that the modern vaccination programs are designed to make a profit, but none are going to be as profitable as the one coming up. I remember my son in law refused to give consent for my eldest grandson to have the MMR vaccine in around He said it had been proved to cause autism. My grandson was booked in for his vaccination that day.
My husband remembers his friend from school in the s cut his hand on an outside tap, contracted tetanus and later died aged Born in I had all the vaccinations due plus many more or boosters for travelling abroard.
The strange thing was I never had a BCG scar. The rest of my family had them. Even later when studying nursing I had to have the BCG again, again no scar. I had been exposed to someone with active TB four years earlier when working as a carer. Thanks for modern science is all I can say. Absolute genius. I too am a great believer in the traditional childhood vaccinations.
The one for covid I have my doubts purely because I feel there is much manipulation of data around this virus. Whoever heard of a virus that you had to be tested for to know if you had it? Suddenly no or little flu so far anyway? Every year there is a dominant flu virus — this year the dominant virus happens to be covid and its a bad one just as other years you can have milder or more severe strains of flu.
Interestingly while the flu jab is very variable in the duration of protection esp for older cohort, if you contract the flu naturally you get a longer lasting immunity. I would love to know the man hours put into the gov funded covid vaccines and be able to work out the hourly rate plus pofit margin just from the funding alone let alone the profit when it comes to sales.
Adults can be given the two doses of the vaccine one month apart. The MMR vaccine provides long-lasting protection from measles, mumps and rubella. Since the introduction of the MMR vaccine, cases of measles, mumps and rubella have dropped significantly. However, due to lower vaccination rates in recent years measles infections have risen, particularly in urban areas.
Last year there were 3 deaths in the UK from measles. For those who do catch mumps after getting the vaccine, the symptoms are usually less severe. The area where the vaccine was given looks swollen and red, and feels sore for days. Less common side effects include developing a mild form of measles mumps or rubella. This happens to up to 1 in 10 people at each dose, and any symptoms usually pass after days. The infection is not contagious and cannot be passed on to others.
Mild measles symptoms: Some children might develop a mild form of measles around days after receiving the vaccine. This could be a rash, high temperature, or a general feeling of being unwell that can last days.
Mild mumps symptoms : Around 3 to 4 weeks after injection, some people can get a slight temperature and swollen neck and face. Mild rubella symptoms: Some women can develop sore joints between 1 and 3 weeks after injection. This is rarely seen in children, and usually passes after 3 days.
It's best to have vaccines on time, but you can still catch up on most vaccines if you miss them. The MMR vaccine is given as 2 doses of a single injection into the muscle of the thigh or upper arm. Single vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella are not available on the NHS and are not recommended.
Combined vaccines like the MMR vaccine are safe and help to reduce the number of injections your child needs. Some private clinics in the UK offer single vaccines against measles, mumps and rubella, but these vaccines are unlicensed. This means there are no checks on their safety and effectiveness. The NHS does not keep a list of private clinics. UK has more about why the NHS uses a combined vaccine. People who are vaccinated against mumps, but still catch it, are less likely to have serious complications or be admitted to hospital.
Protection against measles, mumps and rubella starts to develop around 2 weeks after having the MMR vaccine. The MMR vaccine is very safe. Most side effects are mild and do not last long, such as:. Some children might also cry and be upset immediately after the injection.
This is normal and they should feel better after a cuddle. It's important to remember that the possible complications of infectious conditions, such as measles, mumps and rubella, are much more serious. As there are 3 separate vaccines within a single injection, different side effects can happen at different times.
Around 7 to 11 days after the injection, some children get a very mild form of measles. This includes:. These symptoms are not infectious, so your child will not pass anything on to non-vaccinated children. Around 3 to 4 weeks after the injection, 1 in 50 children develop a mild form of mumps. This includes swollen glands in the cheeks, neck or under the jaw which can last for up to 2 days.
Around 1 to 3 weeks after the injection, some adult women experience painful, stiff or swollen joints for up to 3 days. Rarely, a child may get a small rash of bruise-like spots about 2 weeks after having the MMR vaccine. This side effect is linked to the rubella vaccine and is known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ITP.
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