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Paying Privately For Vacciness EXPAT?

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M2T · 11/10/2005 15:48

Sorry, didn't want to ask this on Amyjades thread! If you don't mind me asking, which vaccines do you pay for privately that we don't get on the NHS???

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And how much are they?

TIA

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M2T · 11/10/2005 15:49

Eh... the title should read Vaccines!

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expatinscotland · 11/10/2005 15:57

I follow the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidlines for childhood immunisations (posted a link to it on Amyjade's thread). There are several vaccines that are routine offered for children in the US that are not routinely offered here, so I have paid for them privately.

With the exception of varicella/chickenpox.

I also buy thiomersal-free flu jabs from a private clinic yearly. £15/jab.

I had no idea that the UK was still using thiomersal in jabs - I assumed it was banned everywhere - and inadvertently had my DD vaccinated w/a DPT jab containing the substance. She has unexplained delays in meeting milestones. I'll forever wonder whether these are related to mercury used in jabs on children.

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expatinscotland · 11/10/2005 16:02

I use a clinic called 'Healthcare Now'.

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