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

Yes absolutely. It helps protect others as well as themselves. Our 5 year old was vaccinated as soon as she was able to be so.

Kids are 15 and 22. Eldest had both youngest had first one, her choice. She's not having 2nd. Her choice. I didn't want them to have it. I didn't and had covid 3 weeks ago and was fine .

Not in a million years. My whole family is unvaxxed and completely fine and Covid-free including my mum who's 81. We've just been going about our business as usual. I may have mistaken Covid as a mild head cold in 2020.

Under current circumstances there is zero point in vaccinating my 9 & 11yo. The chance of serious illness is incredibly unlikely anyway, so the main benefit of the vaccine is pretty much null. It does not work particularly effectively against transmission against current strains. Giving it now at the start of the lowest Covid season minimises the benefits as it will be losing efficacy before rates rise in the autumn.

DS2 has had it twice since Christmas, first time was sleepy for a day, second time we made good use of the week off school by going cycling and walking to burn off his energy. DS1 has not shown a positive either time Covid's been in the house so his immune system has already been exposed and done its job. I really can not see any purpose in vaccinating them. They will continue to have the flu vaccines as statistically flu can be harder in children.

I am unlikely to accept a further booster under current circumstances because based on my exposure, experiences of Covid and general health, I feel less crap from actually being "ill" with Covid than I did from the vaccinations. They did their job at the time, I don't regret having them but now having had Covid at least once since Christmas, it's not a novel virus to my immune system.

We are in the US where the vaccines have been available for the 5-11 year olds since last year. DD is double vaxxed now. Will also probably do a booster if offered as she will be over 12 by the time that would be available.

Absolutely no reaction apart from a slightly sore arm.

Never

Eldest DC 16 & 18 had theirs as they needed to travel abroad. Younger DC’s 14 & 10 haven’t been vaxxed. We’ve all had Covid twice. Eldest DD even caught it 4/5 weeks after her second vaccine.
She had the same symptoms as myself, DH and younger siblings. Made zero difference tbh and the older DC said they won’t be having another vaccine.

I have a 5 year and had the letter this week. I'm leaning no. She's had covid twice in the last 5 months. Very mild symptoms each time. We aren't planning on going on holiday abroad for several years (lockdown twins!)
So actually little reason to get it done. It's no worse than a common cold now for 99% of people

We are very pro-vax but last week my 16 yo had a seizure within 13 hours of having his booster jab. As a result very reluctant to book in my 8 yo. Not trying to scaremonger and the doctor said it was not related and the timing was coincidence. I just can't help being suspicious about the timing, he's never had anything like that before. My DH is vulnerable so it's really confused me in what the hell to do for the best. My son said he will never have the vaccine again. I don't blame him it was a shocking and scary experience

No.

I've not had the vaccines either - recommended not to by my cardiologist. Classed as high risk.

We've all had Covid (me twice) and were all fine. So I don't see who my 8 year old would be protecting.

So much is coming out now about the decisions that were made. I'm confident in the decision for my family.

My close friends 11yr old had Covid and was totally fine. He had it two months later again and is destroyed. 3 months later he still can’t walk. So so I’ll and I’m so much pain. It’s horrifying. I know it’s rare for a child to get so I’ll with it but it really makes me stop and think.

I’ll = ill.

Highly doubt he has covid the first time around

No.

I'm pro-vax. I paid for my DC to have the Meningitis B vaccine as they were born before they introduced it as standard. I'm triple jabbed.

But no more. I won't be having a 4th jab, my DC got upset at the thought of the Covid jab as the MenB ones are brutal and they still remember those.

DS2 has had Covid. He had a crappy couple of days and was fine.

I don't see the benefit now. It feels like a box ticking exercise. Unless of course as a PP said, it becomes a requirement for international travel in the same way some other vaccinations are.

Nope, her choice (age 11). That may change if needed for travel. But we have just been to Australia and it wasnt required.

I pressured my elder teen into having it last year when I was more sure of the "for the greater good argument" and feel badly for it. But he would have ended up having it for travel anyway.

No but she only have covid 2 weeks ago (for the second time). If she stays covid free long enough I might do but she’s had it twice and not been Ipoorly.

Had the letter for my primary-age DC this week, went straight in the recycling. We haven't entertained it at all.

Nope we have all had COVID and Ds has had worse colds. I feel giving him the vaccine would be for the benefit of others but not for him and I don't want to risk side effects for a vaccine that won't benefit him.

No I won't be vaccinating my 9yo. She's had it and was fine. Never gets ill.

No my kids won’t be having it. It isn’t necessary for healthy young children.

Yeah, I think we are all a bit beyond building an identity around how we make medical decisions for our children, aren't we? It seems unnecessarily antagonistic.

@FourTeaFallOut

nah, I’ll aways make medical decisions around precisely what I think it good for my children.

No way. The data just doesn't support it. We are both triple vaxxed, but the risk vs reward is far too high for young kids.

@Marmunia19755

odd stance to have when you in the height of covid you were posting fuming threads about how you were sole carer for your 81 year old mother and your dh wore full ppe day in for his job but the neighbours were getting together for a pizza. Outside.

15yr old has a heart condition - has has all three
17yr old - had both. Had Covid in Feb - not a single symptom. Only knew because we tested as a mate of his had it. Will have the third after 12 weeks.

I would - but I would not judge a Mum who didn't.

I’m not at the moment. If it were proved to prevent long covid or this post covid Misc C inflammation then I would change my mind but at the moment there doesn’t seem to be any individual benefit to young children. Even less so with omicron. I ran it past a relative who’s a doctor just to check I was being sensible and they absolutely agreed. Even if it did reduce transmission (looking less and less likely with new variants) getting kids jabbed to protect adults isn’t necessary as the adults should be having the jabs anyway. She didn’t see a convincing argument for it in otherwise healthy children who have had covid mildly anyway.