MMR and 4in1 information

grogro · 11-06-2019 09:52AM #1

hi all, I am new here.. and not quite sure if I had chosen correct forum..but well... my question is: is school required to inform parents about THE vaccination date?

my boy got his shot last Thursday, mmr and 4in1 booster, and I only learned about that after picking him up from afterschool! complaining at the sore arm and all.. he developed some fever later on which got me worried..

but lack of information from the school seriously pi...d me of to the limits!
can schools keep that to themselves for the sake of 'not overstressing the children'?? me as a parent, do not have right to know about such important event as a vaccination date?!

thanks

jlm29 · 11-06-2019 09:59AM

grogro wrote: »

hi all, I am new here.. and not quite sure if I had chosen correct forum..but well... my question is: is school required to inform parents about THE vaccination date?

my boy got his shot last Thursday, mmr and 4in1 booster, and I only learned about that after picking him up from afterschool! complaining at the sore arm and all.. he developed some fever later on which got me worried..

but lack of information from the school seriously pi...d me of to the limits!
can schools keep that to themselves for the sake of 'not overstressing the children'?? me as a parent, do not have right to know about such important event as a vaccination date?!

thanks

I’m sure we were told in advance. Did they not need consent? Though I suppose they have all the previous vaccination records so they know it’s due anyhow. And if you’ve brought him for his other vaccines maybe they can assume consent for the booster?

Other than that I don’t get the big deal, what would you have done differently if you had known?

cant26 · 11-06-2019 11:24AM

What class is your child in? My son is in junior infants and received these vaccines a few months ago. We had to complete a form from the HSE and also sign a consent form. We were given a time slot for the parents to come in to the school and be present for the vaccinations. We then had the choice to take the child home or leave them in school. Most parents left the kids in school as thankfully there were no issues.
I would be extremely annoyed had he been given his vaccinations without my knowledge. He is five and I am his parent. You definitely cannot assume consent. You sign consent for every vaccine you receive.

jlm29 · 11-06-2019 11:54AM

cant26 wrote: »

You definitely cannot assume consent. You sign consent for every vaccine you receive.

I didn’t think so really, and it sounds a bit odd. It’s a couple of years ago now, but I’m sure I too signed a consent form. The op says they weren’t told about the date, as opposed to not told about the vaccine. I wonder did the school get consent without giving details of date and time. I wouldnt see an issue with that really!

Milly33 · 11-06-2019 06:43PM

Dont have a toddler but I would think that is wrong..Now im mid 30's but I defo remember in school having to get my parents consent to get these shots (sticks out as I have a big fear of injections when younger so it took a while)...Id be well pissed off

Digs · 11-06-2019 07:11PM

cant26 wrote: »

What class is your child in? My son is in junior infants and received these vaccines a few months ago. We had to complete a form from the HSE and also sign a consent form. We were given a time slot for the parents to come in to the school and be present for the vaccinations. We then had the choice to take the child home or leave them in school. Most parents left the kids in school as thankfully there were no issues.
I would be extremely annoyed had he been given his vaccinations without my knowledge. He is five and I am his parent. You definitely cannot assume consent. You sign consent for every vaccine you receive.

Ditto. My daughter got hers last year in junior infants and we had to fill out a lengthy form and sign consent etc
I specifically remember it because she has allergies to certain medications and I had to double check with her GP. OP for that reason alone I’m amazed they would go ahead without informing parents.

Neyite · 12-06-2019 03:41PM

We had a consent form sent home but a guardian still needed to attend the school on the day the injections were administered regardless of the form.

lazygal · 13-06-2019 09:22AM

I also have a child in JI and had one in JI last year. Both got the HSE forms home for consent and to fill out any medical issues and allergies etc. A few months later we got a letter in the schoolbag about the day and time the injections would be happening and how to explain to the children what was going on. We were told we didn't need to attend but were welcome to do so if necessary, I have no idea who did or didn't go into the school for this. Mine were both fine. I also have an eighth month old who's had vaccines too and I signed one consent form each time he was due his injections.

chocfan · 16-06-2019 08:35PM

My eldest is 3 so hasn't had the MMR booster yet. They've had all of their vaccines so I absolutely will be getting it but I think I'd be very annoyed to not be told the date or asked to sign consent etc. As has been pointed out, some children have allergies or are immunocompromised etc so can't always assume a child can get everything (and these things can be diagnosed later so can't assume that because they have their baby vaccines that they will automatically be able to get the boosters)

Out of curiosity, does everybody usually sign consent at GP for the routine baby ones? I have the three year old and a 15 month old and definitely never formally signed for them

lazygal · 17-06-2019 05:31AM

I can't remember signing for my first two and we've since changed gp practices so won't bother checking. My youngest had his first set before Christmas and I signed one form for the entire vaccine programme at that visit, the nurse then updates the form each time we go for the next set.

shesty · 17-06-2019 07:33AM

Signed a form at the start for the first five vaccines for all three of mine.
Given that my GP and the intended primary school are not in the same area and will not be the same staff administering the vaccines, I will be very annoyed if I am not at least made aware of the vaccine dates once the school ones come around.It's not that I want to do anything, but I want to at least be able to make sure I have calpol in the house!
(joking aside, I would expect them to ask for some form of signature again)

lazygal · 17-06-2019 08:27AM

I know other schools have the same forms we got going home in bags and the same HSE letter re time and preparing the children for the injections. We're also in a different GP area to where they attend school.

angeldelight · 17-06-2019 10:42AM

I assume consent was given but not the exact time and date. I would be unimpressed too as may want to organise things differently eg make sure I hadn’t planned anything major for that evening or the next day just in case

Dravokivich · 17-06-2019 06:54PM

I dont think newborn and toddlers is the correct spot for a kid clearly going to school.

If the intentions on this are serious, you need to report them to someone as they cant be doing that without you knowing when it's going to happen. It should have been clearly stated in a consent form also.

This is a bit if a contentious topic, so I'm going to close it out here. PM me if you want it reopened and I'll slot it into the parenting forum. But I'm not too sure what you'll expect to get.

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