To ask whether you would have and give your DC the COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available?

[Juniorpromdressqueen]

Apologies if this has been asked before.

I’m very pro-vax, but the thought of such a new vaccine makes me feel a bit nervous. Then again, so does the thought of coronavirus.

I was reading an article in The Atlantic about the vaccine today, and it said 21% of Americans say they won’t have the vaccine and another 30% are undecided, and it made me think about it, because my initial reaction was, “idiots!!” and then I realised that made me hypocritical, as I am nervous myself.

What would you do, if you and your family could have the vaccine at Boots tomorrow?

Nope would not have it

Agree with @KittyFantastico - I read a detailed article about the Professor who is heading up the research. She’s been looking at different coronaviruses her whole career, including SARS. Her team was not starting from scratch - they’ve been anticipating needing this sort of vaccine and had a head start due to previous work. They’ve also had a massive injection of funding which has enabled them to proceed much more rapidly.

She is so sure of the safety of it that her 3 triplets have all had it during trials. She just needs to ensure that it works well enough.,

I'm interested to know all you that mention doing your own risk assessments, what are you basing them on? Personally, I would trust the risk assessment of 100s of highly trained scientists, specialised in the field of vaccinations over my own judgement.....

I won't be having the vaccination for reasons similar to those of ExpectTheWorst.

I’m going to go - big no on one this is one for now.. it’s just being rushed through and as with all corona viruses they mutate. It’s also a firm no for my children as well.. I’m certain Gates said in an interview it takes 6 years to normally ensure a safe vaccine and 2 years for side effects to show up so nope nope And no again. I completely understand if it’s one wish too as it’s your body and life choice..

.And I’m not anti vaccine just safe vaccine and this doesn’t assure me.

‘As explained’ How patronising.

I'm interested to know all you that mention doing your own risk assessments, what are you basing them on? Personally, I would trust the risk assessment of 100s of highly trained scientists, specialised in the field of vaccinations over my own judgement.....

Yes, not only are they better at assessing the risk of the vaccine compared with the scientists but they also know all about the long-term side effects of the virus itself. I wish I was that clever (not!).

It wasnt intended to be patronising, I'm sorry if you interpreted it that way.

@KittyFantastico great username!

I would have the vaccine, yes, and get it for my daughter

Apology accepted ☺️

@Sockmonster23

I’m certain Gates said in an interview it takes 6 years to normally ensure a safe vaccine and 2 years for side effects to show up so nope nope

That's not what he said.

Bill Gates: ‘I wish I could say that we’re halfway through’ coronavirus pandemic

“Usually a vaccine takes over five years because you have many steps,” Gates said in the interview on Friday, noting that vaccine development starts with animal testing before moving on to human testing at larger and larger scales.

However, Gates added that he’s seen evidence to suggest that a coronavirus vaccine could be available within the government’s stated likely timeline of 18 to 24 months. “The best scientists [are] working hard on this,” Gates told Guthrie. “In fact, in the last few weeks I’ve seen signs that we may get to the optimistic side of that time projection” for a vaccine.

No I don’t
I’m not anti vaccine and my children have had all their jabs but personally, I’m the same way that they dont have the flu jab, I do t feel it’s needed.

My parents who are older and have diabetes and asthma would have it. Me and my children who are young, fit and healthy, nope

Me and dh will have asap. Kids wont have it.

You wouldn’t want to get the vaccine to avoid passing it on to your parents? As with all vaccines, the titre won’t be high enough in everyone vaccinated so there still need to be enough other people vaccinated to reduce the amount of the virus circulating.

Yes I woud have it and give it to my children. I am positive that though they have to be as fast as possible, they will not release a vaccine that have any chances of being harmfull. They are pushing through the tests, but I am sure they will do ALL the testing of normal vaccines, though at superspeed!

I wouldn't be reassure necessarily by MPs having the vaccine as they haven't convinced me with their judgement up til now but HCPs are supporting it and this reassured me .

Yes. We won't be front of the queue as I imagine there will be an order of priority that goes something like frontline health workers and the clinically vulnerable first, but when it's offered I will take it. I've signed up on the app to be considered for trials too.

Like a shot. Rest of the family too!

Nope. My child is thankfully healthy with no underlying conditions, rarely ill. They or I won't be having a poorly tested vaccine.

Probably not no.

@@Mummyshark2018 - it won’t be ‘a poorly tested vaccine’ - it’s got many years of research behind it, it’s just being refined for this current strain of Coronavirus.

I'm assuming all the people on here saying no haven't had family or friends die of covid-19? Or seen multiple patients die? Some young as well. If you had you'd probably be more keen to have the vaccine...
It's a yes from me.

@EndoplasmicReticulum

Yes. We won't be front of the queue as I imagine there will be an order of priority that goes something like frontline health workers and the clinically vulnerable first, but when it's offered I will take it. I've signed up on the app to be considered for trials too.

Well done, thank you.

And you're quite right, patient facing healthcare workers will likely get it first, along with people most at risk for severe disease.

Well if it's either that or take your chances against covid, I'll take the vaccine.

@KenDodd

Well if it's either that or take your chances against covid, I'll take the vaccine.

Well put. For some reason, this simple bit of common sense is elusive to many.

I had so many patients dying in March and April I went home crying most nights.