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Mumps + MMR

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How many of you have mumps going around your school/college/uni at the moment? We have an epidemic of mumps at my school at the moment and we have emergency MMR vaccinations scheduled on friday. However there is a chance i may have a very bad reaction to the jab but the doctors think its ok. Im quite worried about it nd i have a mate in exactly the same position, we both reacted badly to the first jab with fevers and lots of crying + screaming for a couple of days. Any opinions anyone?

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username18334

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I have checked the letter and it is definatly the MMR. I think its because there is a shortage of the single vaccine and it is less effective.

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username18334

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I thought it was quite strange but i think that because there is a shortage and an epidemic is 4 people and at least 15 that i know of have been infected at my school, that they want to vaccinate ASAP. Also if too many people get infected then they may have 2 close the school - one of my teachers told me this

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Juno

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It's not really, as there's only problems with babies getting autism. And the government are trying to say the MMR jab safe

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username18334

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Also its not our parents giving permission as everyone having it is over 16 so they can give their own permission

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Helenia

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lessthanthree

Are you sure they're not just doing *mumps only* injections - because I should imagine that giving MMR would be quite the scandal given its reputation. It'd be a bit silly to be doing MMR when it's not measles and rubell causing the trouble, and you should have had a measles booster already.

No, when they came round uni we all got MMR. And the scandal around its reputation is a great big pile of bull**** anyway, and as Juno pointed out, the issue (which isn't really one) is with young children, adults would be fine.

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john !!

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We have that as well. Loads of people have got mumps because apparently no one could be bothered to give our year the booster. Thanks ****ers.

So currently some of my friends are missing weeks of college and in pain.. I hope I don't get it but its very infectious.

Im wondering why no one thought "ok, they need two jabs, these guys have only had one, let's give them a second, yeah, that makes sense doesn't it?"

but nope guess not.

*ANGRY*

Reply 7

Helenia

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Remember we were some of the first kids to get the MMR injection, they didn't necessarily realise that two doses were necessary.

oh..

juno_the

And the government are trying to say the MMR jab safe

& it's not just the government or evil-government-puppet scientists who are of that opinion.. :wink:

in fact, as i was told it the original scandal arose from a researcher taking his "findings" directly to the press because no reputable peer-reviewed journal thought they merited publication?

but yes..we had a mumps outbreak here last term & the term before that - so i toddled off for the MMR booster from my GP a few weeks before they initiated mass vaccinations in the exams schools.

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username18334

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I have decided that im gonna have it 2morrow at school. I would have got it sooner but i woz told that i would have to wait for a week for an appointment.

I think that the jab is probably very safe, what with all of the tests that have been done on it and i also think that the government + scientists are right nd it is safe.

Reply 11

john !!

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But isn't it a vaccination... because mumps is a viral infection the only way to prevent it is to give you a live amount of the virus which is weakened so you develop an immunity?

So if it's going around at the moment, then giving you a vaccination won't help, it ight make it harder for your body to fight off?

I dunno I'm going on old GCSE biology here...

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username18334

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mik1w

But isn't it a vaccination... because mumps is a viral infection the only way to prevent it is to give you a live amount of the virus which is weakened so you develop an immunity?

So if it's going around at the moment, then giving you a vaccination won't help, it ight make it harder for your body to fight off?

I dunno I'm going on old GCSE biology here...

Yes it is a vaccination but once you have had it it is effective for at least 19 years and once it is in the body it only takes a few days to get protection from the actual disease. It is the live virus but the virus had been damaged so it wont be anywhere near as effective at making you ill. Therefore if everyone has the vaccine then no-one who has had the vaccine and not the illness will be protected and everyone who has had the illness will also be protected.

Reply 13

glisten

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Mumps is going around my sixth form at the moment. One of my friends is off school with it. I can't risk getting it otherwise I might not be able to do my exams and won't be able to get into uni this year (I'd have to do my exams next year). I had MMR when I was a baby but only had the MR (Measles and rubella) booster. Therefore, I'm going to my doctors on Thursday and having the MMR jab. Nowhere does the single mumps vaccine where I live, I'd have to travel to Sheffield just to have it and I don't want to go through that trouble if I don't need to. The nurse said that the only side effect from MMR is the possibility of getting an rash and you're not forced to get one.

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ruthiepoothie

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j@de

Mumps is going around my sixth form at the moment. One of my friends is off school with it. I can't risk getting it otherwise I might not be able to do my exams and won't be able to get into uni this year (I'd have to do my exams next year). I had MMR when I was a baby but only had the MR (Measles and rubella) booster. Therefore, I'm going to my doctors on Thursday and having the MMR jab. Nowhere does the single mumps vaccine where I live, I'd have to travel to Sheffield just to have it and I don't want to go through that trouble if I don't need to. The nurse said that the only side effect from MMR is the possibility of getting an rash and you're not forced to get one.

I had MMR before starting uni as I had only had the one mumps injection as a baby....

It was fine, no side effects or anything....just don't have it if you're allergic to egg- the nurse only remembered to check with me afterwards but luckily I'm not allergic so it was fine :smile:

Ruthie xx

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saz_1989

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one of the things about the mmr was that the rubella part came from an aborted foetus in the 60s, and there was uproar about it in catholic schools (this was about 10 years ago). i *think* i've had both jabs, and to be honest i'd rather feel bad for a few days than get any of the diseases.

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Debussy

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we had 2 students on our course get mumps and i think there have been 20 or so cases at london unis... if you haven't had two doses, get down to your gp and go have them... you won't get autism, those studies weren't carried out correctly and there has been a more recent study that contradicts all those rumours... also, there is no real additional risk of anything if you have 3 jabs i.e. if you had one as a child and two now...

Reply 17

k@tie

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got my injection in 2 hours :biggrin:

wow

Reply 18

lostinfantasies

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I don't remember having any booster...?

:s-smilie:

I've definitely had the MMR, but not a booster, or else it would be on my personal records (Mum keeps a file of all vaccinations, etc. I've had).

Should I go to the GP? My doctors' surgery had some notice up about it all, but I didn't read it because I don't recall anyone mentioning it here at my further education college.

Reply 19

33.33.33

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abuot twenty out of 200 people had it in my sixthform, thats like one in ten! crazy stuff. id have the jab, its better than getting mumps.

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