Are you giving your child the covid jab?

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Just had letter through to book it for my five year old.

he had covid two months ago and had symptoms for one day.

yabu - yes

yanbu - no

No, I'm not.

you need to wait 12 weeks from the positive test. Yes we are. Discussed it with my 10 year old (also had Covid recently ish) and she wants to reduce the risk of a positive test for our summer holiday.

I let my older dc choose, they had it.

I took my little ones at the same time and they had theirs too.

Yep my 7 year old has already had his first jab.

My children are late teens, I gave them to choice and they said no. Step son is 11 and has been vaxxed (was a chat between him, his mum and DH).

Depends on the five year old surely?

We have for the eldest as she needs it to go to summer camp abroad. Not sure yet on the youngest.

Wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for the travel issue. I don’t see there’s any point to it for kids.

Yes we are happily going to get the vaccine for DC1 who is 8

My children have had 2 jabs each with no bother. One of them still caught covid later on but was fine. More crucially, someone in our household is vulnerable so the more of us who are fully vaxxed to protect them, the better.

Mine are booked for Saturday but I'm wavering. They've had covid, twice. They were unwell. I'm thinking of holding off and seeing what happens in autumn if there are new variants etc and they change the vaccine.

I am not anti Vax, I'm triple vaccinated, and they have had all other vaccines and will continue to do so.

*weren't unwell

Mine are 8 + 5 and at this moment in time, no, we won't be. They've had covid twice with no symptoms.

Yep done and dusted.

Already done, mine were fine with it. Slightly sore arm the day after, but that's it. They've had all their other vaccines, can't see a good reason not to give them this one. They were both happy to get it too.

Yes had mine done, her choice, no side effects.
Glad now I'm reading about the cases of hepatitis is children.

Not for my 5 year old. She's had covid twice (presumed delta and omicron) and was fine both times. If more concerning variants emerge I would consider giving her the vaccine, but not yet.

Really don't want this to come across as antagonistic. But what made you decide to give your children the flu jab but not covid?

I read the the hepatitis outbreak is not likely to have been caused by an adenovirus, not coronavirus. Some sources suggesting that children are more susceptible to the adenovirus due to lockdown and not encountering normal childhood diseases.

I was in two minds due to the (very small) risk of myocarditis but it appears the risk of myocarditis is higher from Covid than the vaccine.

No way in a million years. He had covid and had a headache and cough but was ok. I wasn't happy putting it in my own body but definitely won't do it to him!

Depends on the child obviously if their risk from Covid is increased then I would, but for my own otherwise healthy young child I won't be. I've had mine and if they were a bit older I would but they are only very little and I don't see the benefit to them personally.

Not a chance. My child is my priority, they would get only the jabs beneficial for them, not to protect others.