Pichan had his mumps vaccination today and he didn't cry at all. Go little man!
Mumps vaccinations aren't free in Japan, and it isn't combined in the MMRV (Mumps, Measles, Rubella and Chicken pox) like it is in Australia. In Japan the Measles and Rubella are combined in one free shot. In Yokohama, the chicken pox vaccination is a separate shot, but also free (but not in other places, I have heard).
Mumps, however, is not. Which would explain why it is such a problem in Japan. It's 4500yen for the shot, with one shot now, and another shot in 4 years. There was a lot of vaccine in the shot, but Pichan still took it like a champ.
With all these separate shots, Pi is a little bit of a pin cushion and we still have a few more to go (just boosters though). But bit by bit, we are getting there. Thankfully my doctor is only an 8 minute walk, so it doesn't take up too much of the day.
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