BCG

[Tara & Liam]

Just found out that Liam needs to have a BCG as my dad was born in South Africa. I thought that we had got away with it, as both my eldest two had the injection in London because it was needed there, especially because of the problem with spitting. But just learnt that Liam needs the injection as well. not too happy about this.

 

[Jo]

Sorry hun, prob being really vacent but what is BCG?

 

[Minime]

You normally get them here when you're 14?

My OH is South African and nobody's said anything to me

 

[Tara & Liam]

it is a TB injection.

I work in a school and they have recently stopped the injection but there are exceptions which relate to where a parent or grandparent of the child were born, and my dad was born in South Africa which is one of the countries that this covers.

No they inject babies now. and that covers them so they will not need one when they are older.

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