Flu vaccine for 6 months plus?

[Jadefeather7]

Hi

Can’t figure out whether my 8 month old needs a flu jab. Reading different things online. Was wondering what the general consensus is here?

Thanks

It is not offered on the nhs until after their 2nd birthday. I know of no one younger who has paid to have it

Our government pays £110 million per year to the NHS so they can tell people to vaccinate their **ing children. Please believe that over "anti-vaxxers" telling you otherwise

Um this is a bit different to the MMR. There’s no scheduled appointment for babies to have flu jabs and it’s never been mentioned by the doctor or nurses that we have seen.

Over 2s.
So, no I think not for your child yet.
No harm in you (and other adults in close contact with them) getting vaccinated to lessen babies potential exposure to flu tho.

It would only be available privately I would think. It would also be by injection rather than the nasal spray. They would have to be in a high risk group to get it through the nhs

This is what nhs says:

Children with long-term health conditions, such as diabetes, serious heart conditions, underlying neurological problems and kidney or liver disease, are at higher risk from flu.

They're more likely to get severely ill if they catch flu and it could make their existing condition worse. This means it's especially important that they're vaccinated.

If your child is aged between 6 months and 2 years old and is in a high-risk group for flu, they'll be offered an injected flu vaccine.

This is because the nasal spray is not licensed for children under the age of 2.

Some children over the age of 2 who are in a high-risk group will also need to have an injected vaccine if the nasal spray vaccine is not suitable for them.