Hepatitis B

that isn't true. who told them that? representatives from your universities. if that's too late for you to complete your course in time and you're rejected on the basis of this, you won't be impressed. phone the unis you've applied to for advice on this as this sounds very dubious to me.

Reply 24

Becca-Sarah

OP

19

I thought you only had to have the first two jabs when you start? So if uni's have to decide by end of March, I've got enough time to get all three jabs in, just not the blood test (which the uni'll repeat anyway).

Reply 25

depends on your uni's policy. they vary. we needed to have completed the course and be ready for blood test. also where it says deadline, read guideline.... phone them now to check. seriously.

Reply 26

Saffie

Becca-Sarah

I thought you only had to have the first two jabs when you start? So if uni's have to decide by end of March, I've got enough time to get all three jabs in, just not the blood test (which the uni'll repeat anyway).

uni's dont always decide by the end of march.

BL kept me waiting til 3rd April. But they only required the first 2 jabs done before I got there. Actually they probably wouldn't have minded if I had only managed 1. They're quite nice :smile:

Reply 27

marsalltheway

I know that some unis don't give you the jab any more, but some do when you enter the course. I just went to GP and said I need the Hepatitis B course because I haven't had it and need it for medical school. The practice nurse just did it all, first a blood test, two weeks later the first jab. And five months later the next jab. That is due end of November for me; and all for free! What kind of Doctors doesn't give you free injections?! I get loads from my GP and they have never mentioned any sort of charge. You could say you work in a hospital (I do), or find a country where it's required and say you are going there. But they really shouldn't ask, it's not your doctor's/nurse's business to know why you want the HEP B injection, just to give you it.

Reply 28

Saffie

marsalltheway

I know that some unis don't give you the jab any more, but some do when you enter the course. I just went to GP and said I need the Hepatitis B course because I haven't had it and need it for medical school. The practice nurse just did it all, first a blood test, two weeks later the first jab. And five months later the next jab. That is due end of November for me; and all for free! What kind of Doctors doesn't give you free injections?! I get loads from my GP and they have never mentioned any sort of charge. You could say you work in a hospital (I do), or find a country where it's required and say you are going there. But they really shouldn't ask, it's not your doctor's/nurse's business to know why you want the HEP B injection, just to give you it.

these injections cost money.
The NHS cannot afford to just inject anyone for no reason.
If you're going to medical school or a foreign country, it's your priviledge and you should pay for the jab.

Reply 29

some gp's have a policy of giving them free to med students but this isn't a requirement. they are more or less directly paying for them out of their own wage.

Reply 30

No Future

17

The NHS will pay for your hep B jab if you are a worker who deals with blood and bodily fluids...

Reply 31

m197

i had my blood test the other day and it turned out that the HepB vaccine didnt work and i dont have enough antibodies for protection. it looks like i have to pay now for the second round of injections. :s-smilie:

what is wrong with me why is my body not accepting the damn thing.

Reply 32

i needed 6 injections in the end.... i had 3 before i came but when they tested my blood i wasn't immune. so i had 3 more (1 at a time with blood tests i add) now i'm a happy camper :smile:

it's fairly normal.

Reply 33

m197

i hate blood tests :cry:

Reply 34

kookoo_koochoo

malaz_197

i hate blood tests :cry:

me too I hope mine has worked :s-smilie:

Reply 35

Revd. Mike

17

I have fantastic immunity apparently! I got tested at occie health after a needlestick when volunteering. The leaflet I was given said that a titre of 100 units was adequate immunity, and mine is 1000! :biggrin:

Reply 36

m197