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Yep. Merck is no longer manufacturing the MMR shots in separate doses. Some think it’s a conspiracy against families that either want to give all three in separate doses OR want to pick which vax they want from the series. The thought is that if Merck eliminates the separate dose options, families will be forced into vaxing with all three shots. No more picking and choosing. Which I find odd because the rubella vaccine is sometimes given to new mothers before they leave the hospital. Will they now give new moms the entire series even though they may only need the rubella vaccine? Please be sure to check out this great, very unbiased, article from Dr. Sears on this topic. I want to hear from you if you’ve got a little one that needs to get this vax – whacha gonna do now?? Or if your little one has received part of this series in separate shots and you need to finish – will you? Me – I’m going to delay until 18 months and then give all three at once. Not my first choice but I’m hoping that if we take some precautionary steps beforehand, we’ll be able to prep his immune system to handle the vax. Our pediatrician is on board with our delayed schedule and we’ve already talked about this latest news from Merck. Get your fax on the vax and let me know what you think!
February 5th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Thanks for the information on the new vax. If I could turn back time I would do things differently. When Hunter was born, I followed all the recomendations of the vaccines because I was told that’s what you did….now, I know that our bodies do not need the vaccines. I encourage anybody with kids still the age bracket of getting vaccines to strongly research all your options on vaccines and not getting them.
April 4th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
I recently contacted our medical clinic to have them order the single doses for the MMR for our two-year-old. It was then I found out that the single doses were no longer available. I was perplexed as to what I should do. I found Dr. Sears article very helpful. We have 5 children and did not start vaccines until they were 12 months old. As I am not comfortable giving our child the MMR, I will wait until she is 4 and then will do the MMR. I feel comfortable with this after reading the article.
April 22nd, 2009 at 12:30 pm
This was stupid of them, personally.
I was going to vaccinate with MMR, but separately. Now that I cannot do that, he will not be getting MMR at all. Good job Merck!
May 26th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Shame on you! Why would we as parents knowning put our children at risk for infections and diseases. Did you know that small pox had been aradiccated, but because people starting to choose not to vacinate thier kids it is again on the rise. Remember….children do not ask to be born we chose to have them, there for, it is our resposiblity to give them every chance and oppertunity for a long healthy, happy life.
Why is it that you can’t do it…is it the thought of several shots? The pain is only for an instant, but the damages of the illnesses are forever!
May 28th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Michele, Most people who chose not to vaccinate, selectively vaccinate or delay vaccinations do so with great thought and care. I personally have read 4 books on the subject from a spectrum of perspectives in the past month to make an educated decision for my second child. That does not make me an expert or a doctor but as a parent I want to do what is best for my children.
The pain of a shot is only a drop in the bucket of reasons people chose not to vaccinate. To keep it simple: A primary reason for many is that the risks of the vaccine itself are greater than the illness. Another reason is that our bodies are made to fight diseases and when we bombard a small child whose bodies are rapidly growing and developing with toxins we interfere with the natural ability to defend itself and tamper with the body on a micro-cellular level. We do not yet have a full understanding of the consequences for such decisions. It may be decades before we do.
July 2nd, 2009 at 10:12 am
My daughter is 11 months old and due to get MMR next month. Since the single doses are no longer available, I too will not be giving her the MMR at all. I am hoping maybe by the time she is 2 the single doses will be available. Good job Merck:)
July 16th, 2009 at 9:21 am
There is also another reason to consider- the immoral use of aborted fetal stem cells used in the production of some vaccines. For information on vaccine sources you can access the Children of God for Life website. It behooves us to research moral alternatives to these vaccines and push the drug manufactures to provide families with safe moral alternatives.
July 18th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
I am also incredibly frustrated that MERCK chose to remove the single jab vaccines. I was planning on splitting them and giving them to my son starting at 15 mos. Now, I have delayed to 20 mos. I am trying to decide if I should give him the MMR or wait until he is older. It is so frustrating that there is no other source for single vaccines. Also, I wanted to show my support for Lisa’s intelligent and thoughtful reply. I have agonized over this decision. I, like all parents debating this issue, want to do what is best for my child. All children have different needs. One schedule does not fit all. The split MMR was a great option. It is frustrating that the government cannot mandate it be made.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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January 11th, 2010 at 7:48 am
Michele,
You obviously have no idea what your are talking about. Parents do not choose whether or not to administer smallpox in the US, it is NOT part of the schedule. It is only given to the military and to some for travel as it is possible some places have it stored to use as a bioweapon. It is also not ‘on the rise’, it was ERADICATED. Don’t use ridiculous propaganda to slander parents who selectively vax.