To not want to give my 13 year old the moderna vaccination

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I am normally pro- vaccination and I am double vaxxed myself. I had the moderna jab too and had a dreadful reaction to the 2nd jab- I was ill for 10 days and off work.

I see that Moderna has been approved for 12 -18 year olds but I really don’t want my 13 year old to have it, especially after the nasty reaction I had to it. I don’t think that I want my teenager to have any of the covid jabs actually and I am surprised that I feel this way. I think it’s because I was so ill- it’s made me really worried.

Aibu? My kids are both fully vaxxed with all their childhood jabs so I am surprised at myself for feeling so strongly about this.

I want her to have an education uninterrupted and that is only possible if children at jabbed

Can you expand on this? Because the jab doesn't stop you catching or passing it on!

@Shitfuckcommaetc

I want her to have an education uninterrupted and that is only possible if children at jabbed

Can you expand on this? Because the jab doesn't stop you catching or passing it on!

It reduces the chance, doesn’t prevent it

@Shitfuckcommaetc

I want her to have an education uninterrupted and that is only possible if children at jabbed

Can you expand on this? Because the jab doesn't stop you catching or passing it on!

While the jabs don’t prevent infection by 100%, they do reduce the chances you get the virus.

At one point the vaccines will improve and the chances to get ill will further reduce.

The more people are vaccinated the greater the chances to avoid infections in close quarter contact like schools, especially with autumn and winter coming . When Delta hit our area, one secondary school had to send whole year groups home, the level of infections were similar to last December/January. On average if the teens were vaccinated the percentage of children getting infected would have been a lot lower.

Even if you get the virus the severity of illness is lower than if you are unvaccinated (at least on average) so the children miss less school.

@garlictwist

Everyone I know who had Moderna was really ill after the second jab. I do not blame you for not wanting your kids to have it.

That’s bloody unlucky you know so many as I had Moderna and only had a sore arm and some body aches for less that 24 hours ..

Same here. I had Moderna and my arm really hurt but apart from that I just felt a bit tired, and achy/hot & cold for a day.

I had Moderna and I know lots of others my age (50s) who had it too. Most were fine after the first one, but reactions to the second one varied from nothing at all to being in bed for a couple of days. 24 hours after my second one I started feeling slightly fluey but it didn't stop me doing anything. Twelve hours after that I was right as rain again, it was like a switch being flicked.

Twelve hours after that I was right as rain again, it was like a switch being flicked

That’s what happened to me after 2nd dose. Felt awful with a temperature from 7am For 24 hours.
It didn’t gradually ease until I felt better, it just stopped dead, like someone flicked a switch. Bang on 7am the following morning.

My temperature went straight back to normal and skin stopped hurting and I felt great despite having no sleep!……was the weirdest thing ever!