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[ktmmansgal 0]

Ok I have been ringing round my approved M.Ds this morning and they have confused me as to which vaccinations I require,Im over 50 and have a current diphtheria,tetanus,polio,just done in Feb of this year in U.K. and good for 10 yr,MMR had that when a child same with chicken pox,got Hep A also,so Im needing a flu shot for definate,but one nurse I spoke to said I would require another tetanus shot as I needed two?but none of the other nurses I spoke too mentioned this,can anyone enlighten me please,thanks,oh and as a by note the charges for this service varied from 35 to 142$.

[onesassygirl 0]

Ok I have been ringing round my approved M.Ds this morning and they have confused me as to which vaccinations I require,Im over 50 and have a current diphtheria,tetanus,polio,just done in Feb of this year in U.K. and good for 10 yr,MMR had that when a child same with chicken pox,got Hep A also,so Im needing a flu shot for definate,but one nurse I spoke to said I would require another tetanus shot as I needed two?but none of the other nurses I spoke too mentioned this,can anyone enlighten me please,thanks,oh and as a by note the charges for this service varied from 35 to 142$.

For ages 18-64, you need:

Td (Tetanus & Diptheria)

MMR (Mumps, Measles, Rubella)

Varicella (Chicken Pox)

Show proof that you got the Td shot, MMR and Chicken Pox (immunization records). You do not need another dose of Td if you just got one this year. If you don't have the immunization records, you can get a blood titre test done to check if you have these in your system (except for Td--the titre test cannot detect these toxoids, so you'll have to get them re-done).

Edited December 11, 2006 by ajmc