Army meningitis c vaccination. advice needed.?

Question

Ive been in the TA for about a month now and i have my first training weekend coming up, ive been told i need to have my meningitis c vaccination up to date and for some reason i need proof i have had it done within the last three years. I am 19 and in 2000 (while in school) i had a meningitis C jab which covers me for the rest of my life, how am i to have my meningitis c vaccination when ive already had it.

i also went to my doctors to get the jab done but they could not give me another as i have already had it.

do you think the army will accept ive already had the injection?

thanks in advance.

Answer 1

well if the doctors can see its up to date then it must be on your records, can't you get hold of a copy of them to show the army? I'm not sure why it has to be that recent, if the doctors say you are covered then you are, maybe you should check with the army why it has to be that recent, and show them proof that you have had it done.

Answer 2

Your GP will be happy to supply the army with a note confirming the date of your previous immunisation, though he may charge you a nominal fee.

Answer 3

I wouldn't get that jab if they threatend to kill me..........seriously look up the hideous dangers of vaccines.....www.thinktwice.com

My guess is that they will tell you that you need it again...no jab is good for life...at best they are so called effective for only 7 years. some less than that.....do your research on vaxes and jabs.

Answer 4

Well there isn't a "jab" called meningitis C so I'm a little confused.

Answer 5

1)  Are you talking about MPSV (Menomune) or MCV (Menactra), which are the immunizations against menigococcal meningitis (which is totally different than viral meningitis, people), or are you talking about HiB, which is the jab against Hemophilus influenzae, Type B?  Both of which are now on the list of required vaxes for all children entering school, and are only some of the vaccinations required when one joins the military.  Both Menactra and Menomune will confer immunity against Meningococcal subgroups A, C, Y, and W-135, but none of them confer immunity against sub-group B, which is one of the most virulent subgroups and is the infecting agent in about 33-35% of the children that contract meningococcal meningitis in the US.  At best the jab is only thought to be about 85% effective, so PLEASE understand that there is no such thing as total immunity against this horrendous disease for anyone, only a better "shot" at not getting it.  

2)  Regarding the issues of Proof of Vaccination and "up to date" for military purposes:  a)  Yes, a shot record is PROOF of Vaccination and usually will satisfy requirements anywhere.  Except you're dealing with the military here.  Their regs state "within the last three years".  You're at 8-9 years out now, so do not be at all surprised if they insist you have another shot.  The military is not exactly logical, flexible, willing to negotiate, or even intelligent as a rule.  You also basically signed away ALL your rights of redress and of negotiation with them when you signed on the dotted line.  Sorry, buddy.

3)  And Grace, as the mother of a little girl who lost her left foot, 4 of her finger tips, much of her mental functioning and sustained serious neurological damage from meningococcal meningitis:  a)  I would have FAR preferred her to have had this immunization in her first year and had an 80-85% shot that she not get the disease, which believe me, is FAR more hideous than any immunization ever was or will be.  I think it's fine to be skeptical and cautious about many things, but I don't think for a second that your blanket condemnation of all immunizations even begins to be responsible, well thought out or even remotely correct.  I agree there are some problems with immunizations.  My kids, for example, are not vaccinated against chicken pox, nor will they ever be.  Meningococcal meningitis can kill within 8-10 hours.  There have been cases of parents putting a healthy infant or toddler to bed and waking up to an infant or toddler that is dead or dying because of this disease.  You have  NO IDEA what you are talking about.  I do because I lived through it with my 12 1/2 month old baby.  Some folks in Lake Tahoe, about an hour away from me at the time, now have a little girl with no legs, no arms, parts of her face missing, and major brain damage b/c of this disease and because they were snowed in and could not get out in time.  Most parents also have no idea exactly how sick their child is until it is far too late.  As a parent, I do not wish this disease on ANYONE.  It's the single largest killer of children and infants in Africa and Asia after starvation and dysentery.  Chicken pox is a cake walk compared to this disease.  I know thousands of people who've had chicken pox, and not one of them had sequelae worse than a few pox marks or scars.  I know of 5 people who either died or suffered extremely serious sequelae (loss of limb(s), loss of sight, loss of hearing, loss of mental/neurological functioning)in No. CA in 1996-7 because of meningococcal meningitis.  You're talking out of your a*s here.

Answer 6

Hi, I'm ex Army, all you need to do is provide proof that you have had this vaccination. As him above said, just get your GP to write a note confirming this...they are almost certain to charge a paid  fee, which is disgusting considering they get paid 200k a year and want to charge for something that takes seconds to look up on their computer.