To think people are crazy to give the covid vaccination to their children

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After being approved for 12-15 year olds , I'm wondering how many would actually volunteer their child to get the jab?

[quote SofiaMichelle]@WhatMattersMost

This is how these movements perpetuate: surface acceptability and credibility - which fortunately crumble upon further scrutiny. (The problem is that there is precious little motivation or desire to investigate more deeply, and so these 'facts' frequently stand as truth.)

It would be funny if it wasn't so dangerous, wouldn't it?[/quote]
Quite. So bloody dangerous. I liken it to a second virus running rampant alongside the first.

Anecdote alert: I have just spoken to a neighbour who is from the US, and she knows of two kids - one a tween and the other a teen - who were seriously ill with Covid (both in ICU), and neither had known underlying issues. So while it largely affects youngsters much less, it still affects a minority. In other words, it's not just an ethical decision not to vaccinate, but also a scientific one too, albeit with differing ratios than those for adults.

OP you are entitled to your own opinion, by all means don't vaccinate your children. Don't come on hear and call those that want to crazy. It's not a good look. To me you seem the crazy one with your unsubstantiated ranting.

I have a 16 and 18 year old, I would encourage them both to have the vaccine, if they had strong objections to it, at their age I wouldn’t make them. However, they are both desperate to get it, they see it as the route to us all leading a normal life. I am traditionally wary with vaccines, they had the mri ones individually rather than all combined, but this one I am 100% for, I have had friends that have been seriously ill with covid and some are still really struggling with their health many months after getting it, one of those is an otherwise healthy 17 year old. And there are people that can not have the vaccine due to medical reasons and as many people need to be vaccinated as possible to protect them.

think given the status of the vaccine (ie it’s very new, we don’t have any long term data on it yet)

What, like Long Covid?

Unlike vaccines (which have been through thorough trials and deemed safe and effective by medical authorities worldwide, including America, United Arab Emirates, Israel, and the EU).

Not a chance. I think anyone that would give this to their child is bonkers.

@ChequerBoard obviously! Blimey how patronising are you!. I was interested to see how the poster came across this information 🤷‍♀️

Even if it was the case that children were not at risk it's still not as simple an ethical question as to simply whether or not they should get the vaccine to protect others.

If we were to say that children are at no risk from the virus and shouldn't be vaccinated, they're still going to suffer due to others being at risk from the unchecked spread.

Their schooling continues to be affected. Hospital treatment they need may be unavailable. Their non-school activities will still be curtailed due to social distancing and other restrictions. Family holidays will still be restricted, etc., etc.

So children still suffer if we don't get covid fully under control, regardless of their own susceptibility to the disease. Anything that potentially curtails the spread and hence the restrictions has to be considered.

Risks to children have been minimal over here but not in all parts of the world. With the Brazilian variant they've had many children die - 1300 babies under one since the start of the pandemic died on covid. It's not zero risk

YABVU. It's an unpleasant illness, my 12-year-old doesn't want to catch it again. Also YABU unresonable to post here, when there is a perfectly vile serviceable Covid board on here.

Looking forward to hearing the OP’s lengthy qualifications and credentials for making such a bold statement.

Definitely. DD16 has had first jab, DS14 can't wait - a couple of days in hospital on oxygen when he had pneumonia a few years ago were enough to make his mind up.

Hi there!

My name is Ciara, and I am a student at Newcastle University. I am currently doing research for my dissertation, which is mainly focusing on people's hesitancy towards getting the covid vaccine. I am looking to interview people who are hesitant to get the vaccine, and I would love to hear a parent's perspective!

If anyone would be interested in conducting an interview over zoom, I would really appreciate it, and all of the data from the interview will be completely anonymised! If you are interested in having a conversation, my email is [email protected]

Thanks for reading!
Ciara