A Leeds mum has now been told she will have to get her son, three, revaccinated after 'significant safety concerns' at his medical centre.
Suzanne Taylor, from Alwoodley, found out at the weekend that her son, Reid, had also been affected by vaccine issues at Shadwell Medical Centre after being told her daughter Eden would need revaccinating last week.
Reid and Eden., 19 months, both received their jabs at Shadwell Medical Centre, which has since been declared 'inadequate' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
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Reid received his infancy vaccines such as the 6-in-1, MenB and Rotarix back in 2018 - for some of these, he had several doses.
After being rated 'good' in 2018, a CQC inspection of Shadwell Medical Centre this summer discovered that the vaccine refrigerator had not been calibrated since 2010 and had no service history record.
There was further evidence of vaccine overstocking, and packaging damage that made expiry dates hard to read. Vaccine refrigerator temperatures had also not been checked regularly.
Because of this, it is not certain the vaccines were entirely effective, and some people, like Reid and Eden, are being invited for revaccination.
Suzanne, 43, told LeedsLive: "I'm beside myself. I can't believe this has been allowed to happen.
"He'll be four in January - it's very different taking him for all of these than it was when he was eight weeks old. He's strong now - I don't know how I'm going to hold him down.
"Between getting him and Eden revaccinated I'm worried one of them will be ill. It's not as easy as just taking them and being done."
Suzanne received a letter informing her that Eden's vaccines may have been compromised last week, before the one for Reid arrived on Saturday, October 30.
Suzanne is filing to move medical practices entirely after saying she couldn't stay at Shadwell anymore.
A spokesperson for NHS Leeds CCG said: “The safety and care of patients is our top priority.
“Over the past few months, we’ve been working with the practice, the Care Quality Commission, NHS England and Improvement and the UK Health Security Agency to address a number of concerns at Shadwell Medical Centre in Leeds.
“During our investigations, we found an issue with the way some vaccines had been stored at the practice which means we cannot be sure they will have been fully effective.
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"As a consequence we are in the process of contacting everyone affected by this to invite them back for revaccination to ensure that they have protection from the vaccines.
“Interim management arrangements have now been put in place with a view to stabilising and improving the quality of care and safety for patients.
“We sincerely apologise to patients for this and we can reassure patients we are making all necessary steps to prevent this happening again.”
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