TB Jabs

[Kerry]

My daughters just informed me they are back for year 9's. I know it was stopped for a number of years so I was surprised she told me the Y9's had had it today

I had mine (years ago obviously) but have others? I'd be interested to hear from students and their ages to see if it's a countrywide thing. Seems really odd to re-introduce it.....

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i never had mine because everybody at school used to punch people where thy had their jabs and i would have just ended up getting dead armed everyday

i remember this year 11 walking up to me on the day the nurses were in with his fist clenched and i was like ha i didnt even have my jab he still punched me though :bored:

[Niall]

I got a jab for polio and diptheria last year (I was in Year 10) never got jabbed in Year 9 though.

I think people are silly being scared of jabs I mean ffs it don't even hurt that much. I was lol'ing at the people who were like really nervous. :laugh: /spiteful

[Stacey.]

We have them in our school later on in yr11.

I like injections though :amazed:

[Kerry]

i never had mine because everybody at school used to punch people where thy had their jabs and i would have just ended up getting dead armed everyday

i remember this year 11 walking up to me on the day the nurses were in with his fist clenched and i was like ha i didnt even have my jab he still punched me though :bored:

Yeah, was the typical thing. My daughters had her HPV jabs (well two of the three) this year and the boys threaten to whack the girls' arms :rolleyes:

[Niall]

We have them in our school later on in yr11.

I like injections though :amazed:

Why am I not surprised rofl? :laugh:

[Patrick]

My school doesn't do them.

[Patrick]

But apparently we might be getting injections for Oral Sex protection.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

stacey *_*

[Kerry]

My bubby nearly fainted having her ears pierced. She's no good with needles :D

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

kinky bitch

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i meant stacey not your bubby :L

hawkward

[Kerry]

i meant stacey not your bubby :L

hawkward

LOL I know :joker:

[Niall]

But apparently we might be getting injections for Oral Sex protection.

:shocked: Your school must have a serious amount of horny kids then. :laugh2:

[Kerry]

When I had Polio protection thingy it was a squirty thing in my mouth (that sounds rood doesn't it?). Was foul

[Braden]

I'm getting mine next week. I'm in year ten btw...I'm not that nervous now but when it comes I know i'll be bricking it.

[Niall]

When I had Polio protection thingy it was a squirty thing in my mouth (that sounds rood doesn't it?). Was foul

Thats weird cause mine was a jab O_o

But mine was for diptheria too so maybe it was different?

[Kerry]

Thats weird cause mine was a jab O_o

But mine was for diptheria too so maybe it was different?

Probably. A lot are combined now. Like the MMR for toddlers (Measles, mumps, rubella). We used to have our rubella jabs at school as teens. Not as babies, they were seperate

[Stacey.]

Probably. A lot are combined now. Like the MMR for toddlers (Measles, mumps, rubella). We used to have our rubella jabs at school as teens. Not as babies, they were seperate

umg we had this as our last one

[Kerry]

Think I'm due a tetanus actually. She gets that in Y9 too...

Bloody hell, it never ends :joker:

[Shasown]

But apparently we might be getting injections for Oral Sex protection.

That will be the girls getting HPV vaccinations then.

The same virus that causes increased risks of cervical cancer in females is also responsible for a major risk increase of developing mouth and throat cancers in both females and males(mainly males though) through Oral Sex.

[Niall]

Probably. A lot are combined now. Like the MMR for toddlers (Measles, mumps, rubella). We used to have our rubella jabs at school as teens. Not as babies, they were seperate

Oh right. I remember last year everyone was slapping each other on the arm right after the jabs. :laugh: It hurt like hell though :(

[Kerry]

Oh right. I remember last year everyone was slapping each other on the arm right after the jabs. :laugh: It hurt like hell though :(

My daughter says the HPV jab hurts like hell. They have to have three over three months too :( It's not the actual jab, it's the dead arm for over 24 hours afterwards :/

[Beastie]

I remember the TB jab. I had it around year 10 I think. We all had to have our wrist stamped and then it made 6 red dots in a circle? A week or 2 after we then had the injection. I thought the stamp thing hurt more. lol. I turned away when I had the injection.

[Kerry]

I remember the TB jab. I had it around year 10 I think. We all had to have our wrist stamped and then it made 6 red dots in a circle? A week or 2 after we then had the injection. I thought the stamp thing hurt more. lol. I turned away when I had the injection.

Yeah, the '6 needles' test to see if you'd have a reaction to the actual jab. Everyone prayed they would :laugh:

[Vicky.]

My scar off that injection is awful :bored:

I wanted my tattoo on that arm but they wouldnt do it :bored:

[Kerry]

My scar off that injection is awful :bored:

I wanted my tattoo on that arm but they wouldnt do it :bored:

Can't see mine really. My best mate at school got a right hole in her arm. She had hers done at the doctors though

[Vicky.]

Can't see mine really. My best mate at school got a right hole in her arm. She had hers done at the doctors though

Mine kept getting punched (along with everyone else in our year :laugh:) and that made the scab come off, in the end I had a huge gaping hole in my arm :bored:

And then, when that scabbed, I developed a strange urge to pick the scab off all the time. hence huge scar :laugh2:

[Kerry]

Mine kept getting punched (along with everyone else in our year :laugh:) and that made the scab come off, in the end I had a huge gaping hole in my arm :bored:

And then, when that scabbed, I developed a strange urge to pick the scab off all the time. hence huge scar :laugh2:

You just gotta pick scabs though. It's what they're there for :D

[Beastie]

Yeah, the '6 needles' test to see if you'd have a reaction to the actual jab. Everyone prayed they would :laugh:

Yeah if you had a reaction to it or something you didn't have to have the main jab. Only about 1 or 2 people out of the whole year didn't have to have it!

I did though. Used to be so bad with needles but it's just best to look away!

[Kerry]

Yeah if you had a reaction to it or something you didn't have to have the main jab. Only about 1 or 2 people out of the whole year didn't have to have it!

I did though. Used to be so bad with needles but it's just best to look away!

I'm not sure anyone got away with it in my year. I'm OK with needles but if anyone wants blood I fall to bits!

[Beastie]

I'm not sure anyone got away with it in my year. I'm OK with needles but if anyone wants blood I fall to bits!

Mmm don't think I mind blood too much. I would like to give blood. I have never gave blood before. I was going to last year until I chickened out but I should really go and give blood.

[Kerry]

Mmm don't think I mind blood too much. I would like to give blood. I have never gave blood before. I was going to last year until I chickened out but I should really go and give blood.

I don't bleed. Every single time I've needed blood taken the nurse complains I have no veins :joker: I think thats why I hate it as they literally have to root around to get less than a thimble full and I end up black and blue

[Beastie]

I don't bleed. Every single time I've needed blood taken the nurse complains I have no veins :joker: I think thats why I hate it as they literally have to root around to get less than a thimble full and I end up black and blue

Oh damn. I can see veins in my wrists clearly. My wrists are really skinny though. Of course they put the needle further up the arm. Mmm I will find out when my local hospital is doing the next blood donation thing. Then I think I should go. It will be benefical for me too. To check my blood type and they also tell you if anything is wrong with you by looking at your blood.

[Beastie]

I think my blood is fine. I sometimes think if I have high blood pressure or something. At one time I got really hot and blood rushed all round my head. I just think it would be good for me to know what my blood is like!

[Kerry]

I'm at the docs monthly anyway so my pressures checked

[Beastie]

I'm at the docs monthly anyway so my pressures checked

Oh. I remember once.. I can't remember what they were measuring but they put something on my arm that squeezed it. It might have measured the rate of my heart or something or blood pressure?

But anyway be interesting to see what blood type I am. Whether it is common or rare or whatever!

[Pyramid*]

I thought TB jabs for school kids had been abandoned years ago, quick scout around, came up with this from 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2005/jul/06/schools.education

Looks like there's obviously been reason to restart it again - it must be on the increase I presume? or perhaps something to do with more people on foreign travels to areas where TB is rampant?

[Kerry]

Oh. I remember once.. I can't remember what they were measuring but they put something on my arm that squeezed it. It might have measured the rate of my heart or something or blood pressure?

But anyway be interesting to see what blood type I am. Whether it is common or rare or whatever!

Yeah, thats blood pressure :)

[Kerry]

I thought TB jabs for school kids had been abandoned years ago, quick scout around, came up with this from 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2005/jul/06/schools.education

Looks like there's obviously been reason to restart it again - it must be on the increase I presume? or perhaps something to do with more people on foreign travels to areas where TB is rampant?

It surprised me as I was sure it had been stopped. Not known any kids have it for a number of years actually. It's what made me wonder what had prompted it to be reintroduced

[Kerry]

Ahhhh found this....

The routine immunisation programme for children against tuberculosis is due to restart in schools, it was has been announced.
Yvette Cooper, public health minister, said the BCG programme for children will restart 18 months after it was suspended due to a lack of vaccine.
A catch-up programme will be introduced to immunise all pupils who missed out on the jabs, she added.
'I am delighted to announce that the BCG schools immunisation programme against TB can begin again,' she said.
'We know that parents have been concerned about the health of their children while the programme has been suspended. This is why we have remained committed to restarting the schools programme as soon as it was possible.
'We also wanted to ensure that we have secure vaccine supplies in the long term. We have now completed that work.
'Immunisation staff across the country can now start to prioritise their programmes, starting with those students who missed out on their vaccinations and are set to leave school this summer.
'A catch-up programme to immunise all pupils aged between 13 and 15 will start in the next academic year 2001/2002 with a view to being back on track with the routine immunisation programme for pupils by 2002/2003.
'I would like to assure parents that every effort will be made to vaccinate all of the children who have missed out on the BCG vaccine since September 1999.'
The schools programme for children in London restarted in August 2000, as the capital has some of the highest TB figures


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-33199/TB-jabs-restarted-schools.html#ixzz1CIFwRP8P

[Beastie]

I heard when I was at college.. like 2 years ago.. lol that injections were given out to be vaccinated from mumps or something!! People said to me you get a letter or something from your GP. I get bugger all from my GP!! lol

[Kerry]

Bollocks it said that was dated this year on Google....

[Pyramid*]

Ahhhh found this....

Restart in 2000 .... stopped again in 2005 per the Guardian. Makes you wonder why the start /stop / start carry on continues!!!! Bizarre!

[Kerry]

Restart in 2000 .... stopped again in 2005 per the Guardian. Makes you wonder why the start /stop / start carry on continues!!!! Bizarre!

Very! :conf:

[Pyramid*]

Very! :conf:

I'm still thinking along the lines that younger kids now get to travel to places not accessible years ago, where TB is a huge problem - and subsequently, chances of them being in a position/country to catch it, may be bringing it back to the UK hence it might be on the rise here?

[Kerry]

I'm still thinking along the lines that younger kids now get to travel to places not accessible years ago, where TB is a huge problem - and subsequently, chances of them being in a position/country to catch it, may be bringing it back to the UK hence it might be on the rise here?

I guess I'll find out next year when my daughters due it and we get sixty leaflets explaining the same old confusing info!

[Shasown]

More to do with antibiotic resistant strains becoming more prevalent, prevention is better than cure, especially when the cure may not.

It is fair to say some strains are introduced from people coming into the country from areas where TB is relatively common.

[Pyramid*]

More to do with antibiotic resistant strains becoming more prevalent, prevention is better than cure, especially when the cure may not.

It is fair to say some strains are introduced from people coming into the country from areas where TB is relatively common.

*Slams own forehead* I didn't even consider that we all receive antibiotics far too regularly, leading to possibly becoming more immune as well as the Antib's building resistance. Good point.

[Braden]

I got my jab for immunisation against Tetanus, Diptheria and Polio. It didn't hurt at all when I got it done, but my arm is killing me now, it's so stiff and I can't lift it or move it about without it hurting :|

[Kerry]

I got my jab for immunisation against Tetanus, Diptheria and Polio. It didn't hurt at all when I got it done, but my arm is killing me now, it's so stiff and I can't lift it or move it about without it hurting :|

My daughters the same with her HPV jabs. She's in pain for a good 24 hours :/

[Ruth*Star]

I point blank told my mum i wasn't having it when they sent a form in the post asking her to sign saying i could. I have a severe phobia of needles, I've even fainted once seeing a stranger on TV have a needle its that bad. I was told i really needed it with having asthma but nah didn't have it. Felt sorry for my mates all going off one by one to get their needle and coming back holding their arms but relived it weren't me.

[patsylimerick]

I point blank told my mum i wasn't having it when they sent a form in the post asking her to sign saying i could. I have a severe phobia of needles, I've even fainted once seeing a stranger on TV have a needle its that bad. I was told i really needed it with having asthma but nah didn't have it. Felt sorry for my mates all going off one by one to get their needle and coming back holding their arms but relived it weren't me.

With loads of respect, I'd really suggest you get it. You do not want TB if yu have asthma.
I know that where I live they stopped giving it for years and then re-introduced it just recently. The reason it was re-introduced was because we had a much higher community of people from countries with high incidence of TB and, all of a sudden, we had actual outbreaks of TB in schools - something that hadn't happened in nearly 50 years. It's becoming quite prevalent again.
If you think a pinch in the arm is bad, try a bout of TB. Get the jab.