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BCG Vaccine in Ireland

  • 09-10-2021 9:23pm
    #1
    aidannulty
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    Hi there. Just enquiring does anyone know if it is possible to get the BCG Polio vaccine in Dublin or anywhere within within a 100kms of Dublin. My other kids have it and we have a new baby but nowhere seems to do it anymore. We travel to Latvia that has a high enough Polio rate so better safe than sorry. Hope someone can help PLEASE.

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  • #2
    Vorsprung
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,815 ✭✭✭Vorsprung


    The polio vaccine is part of the 6 in 1 vaccine, which every child gets.

    The BCG vaccine protects against TB, and that is not routinely given at the moment.

    https://www.hse.ie/eng/health/immunisation/pubinfo/pcischedule/immschedule/



  • #3
    aidannulty
    Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭aidannulty


    Sorry meant BCG TB Vaccine.



  • #4
    Princess Calla
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    BCG vaccine stopped in 2015.

    I think 2 seperate things happened in the supply chain and then it was deemed unnecessary.

    Have you talked to your gp? They may be able to order it, for a fee I'd imagine.

    But I'm not sure on availability due to supply chain issues.



  • #5
    Peregrinus
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    Might be worth trying some of the travel health clinics. They specialise in vaccines which are non-standard in Ireland, but required or recommended for other countries.



  • #6
    Gael23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,122 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    You cannot source the BCG vaccine in Ireland.

    When I was born in 1991 I had very serious complications and was immediately transferred to Crumlin Children's hospital where giving vaccines were nit a priority. As time went by into the mid 1990s my parents were told it was no longer given



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  • #7
    Yellow_Fern
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    It was always a very centralised vaccine, wasnt available through GPs. Great pity



  • #8
    Juwwi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,250 ✭✭✭Juwwi


    Private clinics in Belfast or more likely the UK might be the only hope now as far as I know it's not in stock here now .

    When Covid first came along there was a big rush for the BCG vaccine as nobody had a clue about Covid ,but it seemed at the time that people who received the BCG vaccine as a kid were getting more mild symptoms after contracting Covid .



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    fummife
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