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vaccinations before uni
is it neccessary to top up vaccinations before uni? someone told me i should get a mumps vaccination because i've never had one but i detest injections and was wondering if other people had bothered?
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No not that am aware of.I think vaccinations are only given to those who are applying to dentistry buy this may vary according to universities. Am not 100% sure but i'd assume that most people woudn't bothered.
My uni is offering an MMR to everyone when they enroll because of a mumps outbreak. If you've never had an MMR I'd really recommened getting one as mumps can be pretty grim.
Same here. My Uni (Cardiff) asked for a history of my vaccinations, and said it was important that I be up to date with my MMR and meningitis C vaccines (because of the recent outbreaks among students, I suppose), but they also asked about tetanus and TB immunisations.
I'm getting my MMR booster tommorow. Research suggests that you should have a booster of it now, but people born between 1982 (I think) and 1990, may only have had 1.
matt@internet
I'm getting my MMR booster tommorow. Research suggests that you should have a booster of it now, but people born between 1982 (I think) and 1990, may only have had 1.
I was born in 1988 (when the MMR vaccination programme wasn't as widespread) and I'd only had one so I had to go back to get another one because both my uni and my school have had outbreaks in the last few years. It didn't hurt at all and I'd rather have the injection than the illness! I also had to have a polio, tetanus & diptheria jab which is due between 13-18 because my uni asked for my vaccination history for their records & urged me to check that I didn't need any.
Honestly people, get them done, I worried for days about whether to get my Meningitis jab because I hate the idea of needles etc but when I got it done all I felt was a tiny prick and it was over in 2 seconds (i counted out loud). It honestly did not hurt at all.
It really is nothing compared to getting the illness or worrying you might have it every time you get flu like symptoms.
I am getting the MMR booster tomorrow and I am really not worried at all!
It really is nothing compared to getting the illness or worrying you might have it every time you get flu like symptoms.
I am getting the MMR booster tomorrow and I am really not worried at all!
Yeah, needles are nothing to be worried about. I've had about 10 blood tests over the last 2 years, and it doesn't bother me.
I don't like needles but I had my polio and tetanus injections this morning. It really is nothing to worry about.
I haven't had my MMR booster because I reacted badly to the first one I had when I was a baby and ended up in hosp. The doctor then told my mum he wouldn't recommend me getting it done again later on. I haven't had the Meningitis one either or the BCG. But never mind, I'm going to uni like this. It's hasn't killed me so far.
ive just come back from the docs, had to have the mmr one, and another mone but i cant remember which that was now, maybe the tetnis?
To the OP - dont worry, they dont hurt at all (i hate needles, i actualy nearly cried on my way to the docs because i hate them so much, but they were nothing, felt like a teenyweeny prick thats all)
To the OP - dont worry, they dont hurt at all (i hate needles, i actualy nearly cried on my way to the docs because i hate them so much, but they were nothing, felt like a teenyweeny prick thats all)
It's in the muscle, so it doesn't hurt nearly as much as blood test, which don't really hurt at all anyway.
I've just had mine, and the muscle tensed and pushed the needle out, when only half the vaccine had gone in, so I had to have another one.
I've just had mine, and the muscle tensed and pushed the needle out, when only half the vaccine had gone in, so I had to have another one.
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is it neccessary to top up vaccinations before uni? someone told me i should get a mumps vaccination because i've never had one but i detest injections and was wondering if other people had bothered?
i always wonder why people hate injections, they're nothing!
i know i have to take my hep b before i get into uni.
I'm not that bothered about injections myself but to be fair some people have needle phobias which can make injections pretty unpleasant. Even so its not worth the risk, a girl I used to know missed her final A2 exams after catching mumps (or measles I cant remember which) and has to resit the year. I'd rather have the most excruciating injection imaginable than risk missing exams through illness.
My uni has recently had a measles outbreak, so they're recommending every comes with their injections already done, but unless theirs a specific risk like that, I'm sure your doctors (either your one at home, or the one at uni if you choose to join there) will tell you if you need your injections updating.
matt@internet
It's in the muscle, so it doesn't hurt nearly as much as blood test, which don't really hurt at all anyway.
I've just had mine, and the muscle tensed and pushed the needle out, when only half the vaccine had gone in, so I had to have another one.
I've just had mine, and the muscle tensed and pushed the needle out, when only half the vaccine had gone in, so I had to have another one.
Vaccinations that are injected into the muscle generally are slightly more painful as the muscle can ache afterwards. However, MMR is usually (although not always) injected into tissue just under skin, not into a vein (like a blood test) therefore is a smaller needle and usually less painful.
To the OP - there has recently been a outbreak of mumps which is why more people are hot on having the MMR vaccine booster. If your uni hasn't requested that you have it done then its entirely up to you. Its obviously going to be better if were fully immune to measles, mumps and rubella, but I wouldn't fret too much over it.
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