To not let dd have flu nasal spray this year?

[blueraindrop]

Firstly I'm very pro vaccine dd 6 has had everything offered to her so far.
But every year without fail she succumbs to illness straight after the flu nasal spray.
One year was a whole week off school and this year both me and dh have new jobs and we just don't have time to take the time off for effectively a planned bout of illness!
We live pretty boring lives rurally, other than school we don't really go many places so I'm not sure it's really worth it. Not to mention poor dd being ill every year.

She's not high risk other than being a dc so I really don't see how I can justify it. I don't actually no anyone personally who has had the flu. I know it's awful etc but just not sure.
Feel free to highlight my ignorance though!

DD had her nasal spray today along with her preschool immunisations. I asked the nurse about any side effects I should watch out for and in the conversation she did say that the nasal spray could induce flu like symptoms in the next couple of days and to give her calpol as needed.

DS2 is I'll at the moment with fever, runny nose and tired. Not due the nasal flu vaccine til a week or so! It's most likely a virus. Last year he was fine following it so was DS1

And you don't get cold symptoms from flu anyway, just hideous fever and feeling like death

Yet the vaccine insert says you must stay away from elderly and immunocompromised people for 2 weeks after having it..therefore vaccinated children are high risk to those individuals that it's supposed to protect. Backwards logic.

Or.

It takes two weeks for you to become immune so you risk passing flu on if youy get flu.

My 9 yo son had the nasal spray vaccine this week and I'm a pregnant primary teacher who has the jab booked for next week.

One Christmas when I was around 15/16 I was extremely ill with the 'flu and can't begin to imagine the fear if I became that unwell whilst expecting.

I work in a huge school and since becoming pregnant in September I've already had two bad colds. Children are definitely not the most hygienic bunch and immuno-suppressed people are particularly vulnerable.

sashh

Or.

It takes two weeks for you to become immune so you risk passing flu on if youy get flu.

Don't be ridiculous. It specifically states DUE TO SHEDDING RISK keep vaccinated children away from elderly and immune compromised individuals. Read the package insert or simply phone Astra Zeneca for the facts.