Vaccination schedule at 14 years

[emik]

Hello All,

 

I have a question for all that might have any experience with vaccines. My daughter, 14 yo has tics since the age of 9. She is up to date with her vaccines but now is the time for her booster Tdap vaccine and HPV. After reading controversial articles and evidence for HPV vaccines, we decided to postpone the HPV vaccination for at least 2-3 years.

 

However, I am hesitant what to do with the booster Tdap vacine. In the official Boostrix documentation, in the "Precaution Section" there is this clause:

 

BEFORE you use BOOSTRIX® talk to your doctor or pharmacist if:

 you or your child have a family history of convulsions.

 your child is suffering from neurological disorders, including infantile spasms, uncontrolled epilepsy or progressive encephalopathy (disease of brain).

 

 

On one side, I would like my child to have proper immunization, however on the other hand the clause above made me very hesitant. Please share any experiences you might have with this vaccine.

 

Thank you & Best Regards,

Amy

 

[my2sons]

I am in the same boat as you. Time for my DS to get the Tdap booster, I am personally not going to risk it. Getting a medical exemption from our doctor.