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About: Children and young people / School Age Immunisation Team (SAINT)

(as a parent/guardian),

My daughter has finaly had her teenage booster vaccine after developing an aversion to needles following theHPV vaccine,Which she found painful. She refused to have further injections. She did have attempts to have the booster vaccine over more than 2 years but it would end up with her refusing.

All the nuses have been wonderful. Very patient and understanding with her. I am so relieved she has now had it and that is all her vaccines up to date.

Maybe the HPV vaccine should be the last vaccine to stop this kind of anxiety?

Also i did notice, over the many sessions at clinics that she nearly had tge vaccines and then refused, that when she gave her consent and rhen a nurse kept talking about her anxiety, she would change her mind and say no.

I think fir her it would have been better that as soon as she gave consent, the vaccine shpuld be given asap before she then had time to change her mind again

She had now had the vaccine and i am very grateful.

Many thanks

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Response from Ian Angell, Operational Manager, SAINT, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust 3 months ago
Ian Angell
Operational Manager, SAINT,
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Submitted on 15/04/2025 at 11:23
Published on Care Opinion at 11:23


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Thank you for taking the time to feedback on your experience of our service.

We are so pleased to hear that your daughter is up to date with her vaccinations despite having an aversion to needles.

The order of vaccines (is in relation to age) and is given to us by advice from JVCI and government.

We will always make sure that a child is comfortable (as possible) before we give vaccinations as obviously we need them to be as relaxed as possible so they stay in a position so we can deliver safely.

Kind Regards

SAINTS

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