Poll - will you be letting your 12-15 DC be vaccinated

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YABU - no
YANBU - yes

YABU to use AIBU instead of the coronavirus topic

I haven't made my mind up but would would be interested in other peoples views.

not 100% decided but not 12 for a few months waiting to see

100% no

I’m not injecting my teens ( healthy) with a jab with unknown long term effect plus increased risk of hospitalisations from the jab than without

Not a cat in hells chance

It won’t stop infection or transmission nor school closures ( policy driven ) and they don’t need it

It’s purely a political decision

Yes. My best friend is working very closely with the teams involved in the develop of the vaccine and as the global paediatric health specialist said on R4 even in younger people the virus is still more horrible than the side effects of the virus (even though they aren't hospitalised they can still be poorly)

Yes.

Probably wouldn't if they were boys though.

@DressBitch

YABU to use AIBU instead of the coronavirus topic

I thought AIBU was the only section you could do a poll?

I voted YANBU but to be honest I'm undecided. DS wants to have it. We have briefly talked about the subject. I would probably prefer him not to have it but have decided that, at almost 14, he can make the decision for himself.

@blameitonthecaffeine

Yes.

Probably wouldn't if they were boys though.

Out of interest why not if they were boys?

I have a boy and girl within the age range to get the jabs but not decided yet.

There are posts about this in the coronavirus topic.

My DD is 14 and the decision will ultimately rest with her, same as her recent HPV jab. Didn't really matter what parents said if the DC were firm in their opinion.

No, I believe vaccines should be given purely for the benefit of the individual being vaccinated, not for ‘the greater good.’

I've given my dc the information so they can make up their own minds.

They have both decided they will be having it, and I'm very happy with that.

No, because he is a boy. If DD (9) was eligible, I'd have her vaccinated.

My youngest is 17 but if I had a 12/13 year old I think I would say wait a year.

If I had a 14/15 year old I would let the decided for themselves.

Yes.

The risk of complications with covid (if you are unlucky) are worse if you are unvaccinated.

No no and no.

DS (15) had both doses while abroad this summer. I was in favour, but even if I hadn't been he'd have had the vaccine because he wanted it.

MMR is given to both boy and girl infants for the greater good of it was purely for the individual the boys would not get rubella and the girls would not have mumps...

1000 times no.

The risks of the vaccine for this age group can NOT be justified given the risks of actual covid.

@MauvePinkRose

No, I believe vaccines should be given purely for the benefit of the individual being vaccinated, not for ‘the greater good.’

Does this mean that your DC haven't had any immunisations?

Can someone please explain what the issue is with vaccinating boys? I haven't come across this argument yet. DS is 13 and I'm undecided.

@SparklyLeprechaun

Can someone please explain what the issue is with vaccinating boys? I haven't come across this argument yet. DS is 13 and I'm undecided.

There's a very small chance that myocarditis will develop in boys I believe.

I think about 170ish cases out of a million.

There's a smaller risk in girls.

I thought the report a few weeks ago said the individual benefit from the vaccine for kids 12-15 is still greater than the risk (though by a much smaller margine than in adults). Their recommendation was that the difference is small so that they will not recommend it. The decision to allow it then comes from also considering the benefit to others.

With that in mind, I would allow a 12-15yo kid, if I had one, to get the vaccine. It’s still less risky for them than getting ill. (Even if not considering the rest of the society.)

the risks of vaccine vervus risks of covid in this age group are very close if they are healthy the benefit of the vaccine is very marginally medically so it could not be said unequivocally to be a good thing for the child themselves
my instincts as a parent say that we should take risks to protect our children not that they should take risks to protect us and their elderly relatives
if the risk of the vaccine is 1 in 500,000 if you have the vaccine that is your risk
if the risk of covid is 1 in 300,000 the risk only applies if you get covid and as 80% of population have never had it the risk is not 1 in 300,000 but more like 1 in a million
if you actually get covid the chances of a side effect from covid are greater than your chances of a side effect from the vaccine
if you don't get covid obviously the chance of a side effect from vaccine is greater
it is not inenvitable that you will get covid some people never catch viruses that are circulating that are much more transmissable; even with covid not everyone living in same house catches it
it is a fine balance so I think there should be no stigma or pressure which ever way people decide to go for their children no one is being selfish by refusing vaccine for their child no one is taking foolish risks by vaccinating their child
it is not clear cut balancing risks v benefits this analysis becomes easier and easier as you get older as the benefits definitely outweigh risks
it is not anti-vaxx to question whether a 12 year old should take vaccine to maybe protect themselves from a tiny risk or to protect those at greater risk than themselves. We do know the immediate side effects of vaccine but we can't know long term (5,10, 30 years) side effects on something that has only been around 12 months

Different country. Booked my 12 yo an appointment the very minute they authorized the vaccine for her age group. Would not have sent her back to school this fall without it.

My 14 yo has already had it. It was his decision.