OT: Immunizations for child approaching middle school(?)

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Hi,

 

Our daughter is finishing up 5th grade this year and our pediatrician is

recommending the following immunizations (she is fully immunized except the 2nd

MMR, which she will not be getting):

 

Dtap (grown-up version of the DTaP)

 

Meningitis

 

Chicken pox booster

 

I know she's due for the 1st as a booster (and they're including the pertussis

for teens and adults since it's coming back due to lapsed immunity). The 2nd

they're recommending because she'll be entering a larger/new germ pool when

mixing with students from other elementary schools (we live in an area with a

lot of international students, if that is at all relevant to this).

 

The doctor said by giving the tetanus and meningitis shots the same day it

appears that there is a better response to the latter than if they were given

separately. The 3rd is recommended because the initial one apparently does not

last and of course chicken pox (or any of the " childhood diseases " in an older

child is more likely to be serious than in a younger child.

 

He says there is no mercury in any of these, but I am still not sure what to do

regarding these. Any suggestions?

 

Thanks for your help.