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Princess Fiona
01-04-2009, 06:24pm
One of the Mum's from the school is a little bit worried, she's gone private for her Son who is 13m to have his MMR jabs separately, he's had the 1st bit today but she's told that they have NO vaccination for mumps atm and that the entire country is in short supply and she's unlikely to find it anywhere so they've refunded her the money for that part of the jab. She's got to take him back in a few weeks for the Rubella part of the jab.

Now what happens if it doesn't come back in stock? Does he just NEVER get vaccinated for mumps? Or will she just have to go ahead with the FULL MMR on the NHS regardless of the fact he's already had 2 3rds of the vaccination anyway :puzzled:

I don't really know much about havign them separately as Lucy had her MMR and Max will have his as it comes.

My friend is concerned as she's read that if boys get mumps it can be really dangerous and can make them infertile :brainache: (i've honestly NO IDEA if this is true or not) there is already measles going round teh School atm so i'm a bit :brainache: about Max catching it as he's not had his MMR yet and won't; for at least another 4-6wks.

So does anyone know what will happen, the Clinic just told her the vaccination is in small supply and they said they might have some more in a years time but that was the best they could do, they told her she'd not find it anywhere else either.

Princess Fiona
01-04-2009, 06:28pm
Well no, me neither but she's got this big hand up about autism (even though she said "i know its all been rubbished now but i don't want to risk it".

I was just wondering what she'd do if the mumps vaccination was NEVER available separately again iyswim>

Princess Fiona
01-04-2009, 06:29pm
Hey DAmz where has your post gone? :puzzled::ufo:

Damsella
01-04-2009, 06:35pm
Sorry, I realised that the fact we had the MMR wasn't relevant to your post :laff: So I deleted it.

Maybe she could get a mumps jab abroad?

Princess Fiona
01-04-2009, 06:37pm
:lol:

cheeky_biscuit
01-04-2009, 06:46pm
Merck have stopped making the mumps jab. Not sure when the generics will be stocked in the uk. Will try to find you a link.

cheeky_biscuit
01-04-2009, 06:50pm
This link is Grade A reporting by the Daily Mail::lol: :clap:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1033320/No-choice-MMR-supplies-single-mumps-vaccine-run-out.html
On the Merck website, I couldn't see mumpsvax on their product list.
eta. I've found something saying the mumpsvax is unavailable to order.

donna-j
01-04-2009, 06:53pm
http://www.jabs.org.uk/

Ask her to look on here. They should have some info.