To say no to covid vaccine for DS?

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My DS10 has asthma - mild albeit a chest infection 14 months ago ended up in an overnight in hospital on a nebuliser/steroid and he’s had to have a steroid once during that time for another infection.

He’s been identified as being at risk and offered a Covid vaccine. I’m not sure whether to allow him to have it as I’m sure he’s had Covid quite a few times when we’ve all tested positive at home - can’t test him as he won’t let me near him with a swab. He’s had mild symptoms, even when ours weren’t.

He’s had the flu vaccine twice and taken unwell within weeks on both occasions so I’ve opted out of that one this year. Does anyone have any thoughts on the Covid one? Ideally someone who has actual knowledge, not from YouTube, I’m not a covid denier or anti vaxxer.

AIBU to not get him the vaccine?

😅

Jesus
The risk is higher from covid. Find another rabbit hole

You have opted out of the flu vaccine for an asthmatic child because the vaccine made him a bit poorly?

Put bluntly that choice could kill your child.

Flu and asthma is a terribly serious combination.

Covid to date doesn't seem to have hit most asthmatics that hard - and you don't automatically get offered the covid vaccine now just because of asthma - it has to be classed as quite bad asthma

At the very least please reconsider the flu jab and get him protected

Please

I’ve had my Covid vaccine this year, and my flu one .. I have them every year. I think vaccines are one of the greatest things ever created by mankind.

When I look at the suffering of the generations before us, the early deaths, and the lifelong disability caused by measles, German measles, Polio etc. The joy that my daughter won’t go through that.

My grandma was one of 13, 3 of her siblings died in early childhood due to things now preventable due to vaccines and anti-biotics.

You anti-vaccine types would still have people dying of smallpox..

The people like @Victoriancat who say they've had flu many times and just go to bed and sweat it out are the ones who've obviously never really had flu...

He’s been identified as being at risk and offered a Covid vaccine.

YABU to ignore the advice of actual health professionals and instead ask a load of randoms without so much as an O level in biology on Mumsnet for advice about this.

Rubbish

Sheep! Ha! Time to get the anti-vaxxer bingo card out!

BTW, I thought everyone who had the vaccine back in 2020/21 was supposed to be dead by now 🫠

I've just finished working on a research project alongside some of country's leading immunologists and oncologists which began just before covid hit. None work for big pharma but are all researchers at Univerities.

Every single one of them had the initial vaccine and the boosters and every single one of them would tell you you're spouting ill informed nonsense.

The OP asked about vaccinating a vulnerable 10 year old. Not a perfectly healthy child or even teenager. Unless you have specific data relating to those circumstances and the background to assess that data, I'd refrain from commenting.

Difficult to give unbiased advice as I am a nurse practitioner in A+E and very pro vaccine particularly having seen the recent influx of poorly Covid patients again. I'm asthmatic myself so always have my Flu and Covid boosters but I have needed steroids for wheezy respiratory illnesses over the last few winters so that forms part of my decision making process. To those stating myocarditis can be a side effect of the vaccine, you are more likely to get this as a post viral or post infectious complication which is the only time I've seen it clinically. Obviously there are risks and benefits to any medical procedures including vaccines and its up to the individual to weigh up the pros and cons for themselves. For me the benefits vastly outweigh the risks.

Erm...its not a baby ! And 'work in pharma' is quite a wide reaching phrase.

Or at the very least swapped all our Apple software for Microsoft and sworn allegiance to Bill Gates 🤣

Pericarditis isn't fun and he is in the cohort for this to be a side effect

Not my problem you fell hook line n sinker for a scam lol tjat your problem

Are you ok?

Interestingly, I've been offered the booster this year but I don't know why. Its the first time since 2021 that I have been offered. I have mild asthma for which I have never been hospitalised and I am a bit overweight but no other health issues to justify a booster.

What is the scam, exactly?

Let me guess, you read the Light

I think the NHS has widened the criteria for being offered the vaccine this year.

As what, a receptionist?

I have a conversation with DD, explore the pros and cons and let her decide.

She had two vaccines because the first time she had COVID (prevaccine) she was quite unwell, with flu symptoms but it never went to her chest. The second time she had it post vaccine she only had sniffles, She has decided to decline the last two that were offered as she has some immunity but does have the flu vaccine.

Exactly. You have to make your own mind up but I think you need to be careful about being swayed by the anti vaxx stuff being pedalled here.

There’s no way I’d accept this for a 10yo asthmatic or not.

I urge you to do a lot of your own research though. There are a lot of fanatical people on here who will attempt to guilt you for simply considering whether or not to have it rather than just blindly accepting it.