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got a letter home from school with dd today to say she is getting it on Friday! beacause she is at a special school for schildren with severe learning difficulties, dunno if i should be worried or releaved

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cant really say anything wise
just wanted to let you know i would feel the same
sorry nothing better to say

dunno what to do, deep down i really dont believe that it has been tested for long enough. on the other hand a 14 yr old girl with cp died here last week from swine flu- that is the reason that all children attending special school are getting it. im a bit shocked that it friday, not much time to think about it.

i agree with you i think it needs more testing before jabbing all our children with it but then again dont want to have swine flu either its a no win situation im afraid

i have to give consent tommorow - not much time to decide

I have already written to them confirming that I do not want DS2 to have this or any other jabs and that they DO NOT have my consent.

He is at special school too but ASD specific

dd is asd and sld but has ne medical conditions, so maybe she does not need to have it ?? OMG! this is like a lottery. totally agree with you bubble "no win situation"!

dd is going to have it at the gp's(not sure when yet)I debated about it, but decided that swine flu can kill, so I can't risk it

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do you think it would affect that?
surely swine flu would be worse

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DS2 will be having it. He has comprimised immune system and a distinctly dodgy respiratory system. He has the regular flu jab every year as well as the pnuemonia one when needed.

It is a hard decision to make though.

My SIL is a childrens nurse and they have had a child of similar age to DS2 with the same condition as him very, very unwell with swine flu. It has scared me into it tbh.

I've been mulling over this today as well. Oh I dunno - my dd has loads of health probs so is at greatest risk of swine flu complications - bloody foot and mouth put her in hospital last week so I really shudder at what could happen with more serious viral infection.. but at same time I do feel iffy about vaccinations. Loads of stuff started up after mmr which I completely accept could be coincidence but .. ugh. Am a bit wobbly about lack of clinical trials re this one (but understand the rush to get it out). Feel like she would be the clinical trial

If i was in your position riven i would be making the same decision. I think im gonna give consent for her to have it as i think the gov are playing down the risks involved with catching swine flu. I also think that this is a big gamble that I am taking with my childs health. I dont mean to sound laid back about this when i say, i'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best

"on the other hand a 14 yr old girl with cp died "

as dd is a 14 yr old girl with cp,, I think I have to

totally with you 2shoes - that girls parents werent informed that she had died of swine flu until after her funeral- so there was a major kick up in the health dept here, thats when it was announced that all sc children would get the jab first. Im gonna sign her consent now.

OMG! just on the news there now, a second pupil at the same special school has died from swine flu!

how awful
my mind is made up now

mine to

I work in a Special School in N.I. we haven't had the consent forms back for Friday, we have no idea how many parents are going to say yes.
Awful news about another child dying .

sadly ours are bing done by the gp so have towait

consent forms have to be in for thursday but only given out today- very very rushed, but you can see why now

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I think ds had it(nt) he was soooooo ill
weirdly no one else got it