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[Chookiehen]

I'm just watching the news, and listening to the awful story of the poor girl down south who died yesterday after receiving her injection.

 

I thought I was passed the dilemmas of vaccinations, now all my children have had their MMR's (albeit that Squidger still requires a booster), with all of them just due to 'routine' tetanus etc, as they get older.

 

I can't imagine how her family are feeling just, and would hate to be in the position of having a teenage daughter due to have her injection any time soon.

[Griffin]

I read about her this morning. Maybe a post-mortem will show that it wasn't the vaccine though? Maybe there was an underlying illness. It's wrong of the press to assume it was just the vaccine and perhaps frighten other families into not having it. My eldest, Daisy, had her first one last week at school.

[PurpleTree]

I was just reading about this on the BBC too http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8279855.stm As they pointed out there is always a risk of a severe reaction with any vaccine, the same as there is with food or any medication.

 

Her family and friends must be devastated though.

[Cinnamon]

It is truly awful,isn't it?

 

My youngest had her first shot last week & was so sick & dizzy afterwards (as were a lot of the girls - one actually fainted an hour after the shot,as did the poor girl who died) that the school are giving them all the day after off next time.

 

Added to that,my eldest is due her first next week

I am understandably concerned...............................

 

One thing I did read today is that if they have had the first shot,they HAVE to have the subsequent shots or there can be side effects - anyone know anything about this?

[chickencam]

My eldest is due her first one next week too. I am now feeling pretty jittery about it

 

Going to do more research.

 

If we have already sent in consent forms how does that leave us I wonder, maybe a call to the school is needed

[Cooks]

Her poor family

[chickencam]

I have just called ED's school and been told that to retract the consent I need to email them and this email will be pinned to the form. We need to really think about this over the next few days

 

My thoughts are will the poor girls' family, how awful for them

[Cinnamon]

I remember from the form that they said they cannot give the child the vaccine should the child refuse,despite consent being given (I suspect that they cannot act in force), so you could just get her to refuse to have it I guess.

 

With my eldest it is different as its up to them to take the 20min walk to the vaccine site during a 6 hour window in their college day.

 

I see that the council assosiated with the girls school (Herts?) has withdrawn all future vacinations while investigations are underway.

[Sunshine]

My sister is due to have the 1st dose on Friday. She is really nervous anyway so mum and her are going to have a think and talk about it tonight. Its definately made mum think about it more though. There is always the option of haivng it done another time in school or at the doctors.

 

You can just refuse to have them. I havn't had any of my injections since my menigitus one in yr 6. Most of the time mum didn't consent but once i had to tell the nurse i didn't want it. She didn't mind and didn't try to make me change my mind.

[..lay a little egg for me]

It is important to remember when reading this news story that 1,000,000 doses of this vaccine have been administered; one girl happens to have died on the same day. Whether or not her tragic death is related to the administration of the vaccine is not known. It is unsurprising that some of the other girls felt ill, since if one girl passes out and dies feelings are likely to be high and you'd pretty much expect others to report illness. Even if the vaccine is eventually linked to her death; which hasn't been shown yet, a reaction like this would be so rare - literally one in a million - that it would be far outweighed by the 700 deaths a year that the vaccine will save from cervical cancer. My sister died from cervical cancer aged only 62...from diagnosis to death was only 8 months. It is an horrific disease so I would be very sad if the vaccination rate fell because of this news report of the poor girl's death being linked to the vaccine before it was known that were was any link. Also, according to the BBC, the girl was feeling unwell before setting off for school that day it seems.

[bluekarin]

My ED had hers a couple of weeks ago. She was most concerned when she heard the news this morning. As was I, and was all for telling her not to have the rest until I heard a bit more news on BBC1. Apparently, the girl who died was feeling poorly before she went to school and had the jab. If it was an allergic reaction, she'd have fainted within a few minutes of having it and not an hour later. I think it is just a really unfortunate coincidence. They have now put the batch she'd had her jab from into quarantine so I think all the other jabs will be fine. But having read Cinnamons message if my ED is feeling ill on the day, I shall tell her to refuse and send a letter in with her saying I don't want her to have it today as she is unwell.

 

But none of that makes it any better for that poor family. I can't imagine the pain they are going through right now.

 

Edited to say oops crossed posts with lay a little egg for me.

[Seagazer]

I think this is so sad for the family and I would be worried if I had a daughter due to have the injection. I think if it was me I would want to wait to find out what caused the death of this poor girl just to be on the safe side.

[Tiggy]

so sad, I worry all the time about side effects of vaccines, we give 100s in the surgery and the worst we have come accross is a really big local reaction & a sore arm, some of the teens faint. That poor girl and her family what ever the outcome of the PM we do need to put things in perspective, cervical cancer kills women & causes many 100s more pain & suffering & follow ups in hospital and GPs, there will always be an odd person who reacts badly to any vaccine and its hard if that child is yours

[kitbag]

I have had my first one, and am due my next one in about 3 weeks. I saw the news on GMTV, and have been worried ever since.

[Scramble]

It was such a terrible story.

I am also getting worried...I have my first one on thursday.

[abwsco]

Dreadful for the poor girl and her family Whether it is indeed linked or not my DD's decided last year when offered the jabs that they wouldn't be having them.

[debbier]

My daughter is due her first very soon: in a week or so. She has a phobia about needles, so we've had discussions as to the benefits/risks etc. She's decided to have them.

 

I agree with the earlier poster, that the benefits of this appear to far outweigh any risks. So many people are affected with cervical cancer.

 

My understanding is that a course of three is required to maximise effectiveness, rather than to avoid any complications.

 

One thing I'm concerned about is the reported differences between cervarix and gardasil. From what I've read so far I'd choose Gardasil if it was a free choice, but the NHS vaccination programme is using Cervarix.

[craftyhunnypie]

I wonder if it is grown on egg? Like the flu vaccine is? If so she may have an egg allergy. My mum is unable to have the flu vaccine as she is allergic to eggs. Sounds barmy, but it could be a reason.

Emma.x

[jlo]

DD was due to have hers this week. We looked into it and I signed the consent form.

 

As Seagazer has said, why not wait until we know a little more?

 

I understand all the postings about the odds of getting the disease and the odds of any complications. My best friend's mum died of cervical cancer and I know that it is the silent killer.

 

However, I keep thinking of the poor family sending their daughter off to school and this happening. I simply cannot imagine what they are going through.

 

I don't think that I have anything to lose by waiting a while to see if there are any other issues. DD is 12 and, I think I am safe in saying that she is not sexually active yet! The girls in DS year have not yet had it and will be offered it later so, whilst I accept that it may be more effective at an earlier age, I don't believe that it will be significantly less so in a couple of years time.

 

I don't think that I am a particularly neurotic mother. Both of mine had the MMR jabs when there was a lot of controversy about them. In this case though, I am playing safe and witdrawing consent. I have written to the school to do this.

 

In the meantime, just thinking of that poor girl and her family.

[Couperwife]

I think I read somewhere that they had cancelled all future injections until they find out what happened to this poor girl. but as was mentioned before there have been thousands of girls given this injection and this is the first fatality that has been bought to our attention.

 

I just really feel for the family, I don't even want to think what they must be going through.

 

cathy

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[Happy chickens!]

Glad I don't have to make this decision (2 boys), but it seems sensible to postpone until they're certain that it wasn't the vaccine. If it was, that makes it even harder - several thousand die of cervical cancer each year in the UK and they reckon that the vaccine could prevent 60% of cases.

[hazard]

my dd is having hers next week we have disscussed the fact that 1 girl has died which is very sad but there are risks with any mediciene you take or injection you may have. so we have decided that dd will have hers next week

[Karen & co.]

My DD is due to have her first one soon I'm almost sure she will still have it, but feel so sorry for the poor girls family

 

Karen x

[smanners]

This was terribly sad to hear and my heart goes out to the family.

 

My daughter was one of the first lot of girls to be vaccinated and has now had all three without any problems at all and likewise all her friends. Our local news confirmed that 900 girls have been vaccinated in our area so far with no serious problems.

I am sure that the benefits must far outway the risks however tragic this case is.

[hazard]

i just heard on the news that the sad untimely death of this young girl was not as a result of the vaccine she had underlying health problems so now i can worry a little less about dd having hers next week