https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:45:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607941 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:58:28 +0000 lamariniere 1607941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: yikes! That is so scary!</p> <p>@looch: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607929 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:55:26 +0000 looch 1607929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: haha, that's even too complex for me, and my husband is out of pocket right now, but I'll ask him when he comes back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607928 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:54:50 +0000 spaniellove 1607928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: In her case she had an ulcer she didn't know about that supposedly helped it get into her system faster, and she was septic within hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607923 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:53:02 +0000 lamariniere 1607923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@spaniellove: yes, exactly, it was used at Princeton. I'm so sorry for your friend. But now it makes since with my comment about 20% of people maybe suffering from severe side effects. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607917 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:51:10 +0000 spaniellove 1607917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So it looks like this is the vaccine they used at Princeton. I've watched my friend come extremely close to dying of meningitis and now she is suffering lifelong health effects from it, so I would definitely vaccinate my LO if asked to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607915 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:50:47 +0000 lamariniere 1607915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: your German is better than mine :wink: this is the part of the info sheet that mentions 20%. Google translate gives me something super funky, so I'm not totally sure my ped meant that 20% get it. I'm thinking he means 20% suffer from severe side effects? This confusion is why I'm putting it out there! </p> [attach=3467/14/n4y94o.600x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607869 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:40:53 +0000 looch 1607869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did your doc say why up to 20% of children contract meng B? Are there certain high risk groups? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607858 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:35:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1607858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh interesting! I haven't heard of it, I'm in the US. I wonder when it will come here? Regular hep B isn't required here, simply recommended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/international-bees-meningitis-b-vaccine#post-1607848 Fri, 02 May 2014 08:33:46 +0000 lamariniere 1607848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were at the pediatrician's office earlier this week and he informed me that there is a new meningitis B vaccine that has just become available and he recommends getting it. He said up to 20% of children here contract meningitis B. It seems to be currently approved in the EU, Canada and Australia. Has anyone else's ped talked about this? Our doctor gave me an info sheet in German, but the CDC has a good information page about it and it has been used in two outbreaks in the US in the last 6 months. </p> <p><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/outbreaks/vaccine-serogroupB.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cdc.gov/meningococcal/outbreaks/vaccine-serogroupB.html</a></p> <p>I'm still reading up on it. Has your LO had the vaccine? Any thoughts?</p> <p>Ps. I'm not really interested in this turning into a pro/anti vax debate thankyouverymuch! :happy: </p>