To say no to covid vaccine for DS?

[Clarabell77]

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?

I was just confused why my daughter was offered the vaccine. I was probably unreasonable to say it’s because they don’t want to dispose of unused vaccines, but why have they offered it for the first time when they’ve never contacted me before. They have set targets maybe?

Annoyed that they try to push it by saying she’s at risk when nothing in her Medical records suggests this

I won’t be taking up their invitation anyway

Don’t think I know anyone who has had flu many times.

A boss where I worked many years ago died from flu. It was such a shock and very quick, family had to agree to have life support machine turned off only about 5 days after he had left work feeling ill with flu.

I had Covid last Xmas and can honestly say I have never felt so ill in my entire life. My breathing was so bad that my DH woke in a panic one night, shouting that he was taking me to hospital NOW! Because I was panting and struggling to breathe - I barely remember it. It took about 6 weeks, oxygen, steroids and an ongoing prescription for COPD inhalers before I felt myself again.

When my docs offered Covid and Flu jabs at the start of this month I practically ran to the surgery for them. I never want to feel that ill again. It wasn't the first time I had Covid, but was definitely the worst.

Because I was so ill, the surgery has also given the jabs to DH and DD - even though she lives away from home now - because of the risk of them bringing either home to me.

I will never say no to vaccinations. Plenty of people far brainier than myself have studied and researched for years to be able provide them, and it would be arrogant of me to think I know better.

Exact same post by this person on another thread...

Absolutely would not give my child the covid vaccine. I thank God I said no when we were offered it. You only need to look at what is coming to light with Covid vaccine injuries. I'm angry I got it.
Not anti vaccine and have had other vaccines but would not with this one.

Lazy. Do your own research. Plenty out there on vaccine injuries much as it pains people to comprehend this.

Really

Well o get the flu jab as my ds carer.

Use to get covid for that reason too.

Yesterday we went and he was offered covid jab too as at risk but I'm not entitled as his carer this year.

So I don't think they are begging people with unused vaccines!

See my latest post.

none of my family are at risk

Just because B happens after A, does not mean A caused B, even if it happened twice.

I would get him the vaccine. Presumably they know his full history. If they don't, tell them what happened and ask them if they still recommend the same. If they still recommend it, I would totally do it.

Covid vaccine caused my relative to get myocarditis and a pace maker.

I urge you to do a lot of your own research though

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Just one of those unfortunate things in life nothing to do with the jab, good luck with the treatment.

How absolutely insulting and dismissive. How can you possibly know? This is dangerous, disingenuous and utterly flippant. “Nothing to do with the jab” FFS.

Comments like that should strengthen anyone’s resolve into thinking twice before they accept any jabs or numerous boosters.

It is hilarious that people worry about a vaccine (any / all), but never stop to think about the food they eat.

You should be more worried about the bread you buy rather than the vaccines.

You’re probably quite happy to poison him with Kingsmill. 😂

Pointy, you should be getting Covid jab this year as his carer, I am pretty sure.

Eta: sorry, it seems only Wales is offering it to unpaid carers this year.

@ClytemnestraWasMisunderstood I love your user name! And I agree with you about vaccines.

Oops I meant to quote the poster who was asking for evidence. @PandoraSox

you can eye roll all you want love.

Why stop with your own research? Why not develop your own vaccines? How hard can it be to replicate the knowledge base of thousands of biochemists and the resources of the biomedical community with a deep dive on Google?

Really? You've been told this explicitly by medical professionals?

Do your own research is such a classic anti-vaxxer line. There is a reason you lot don't want to link to the "evidence".

Burden of proof is a great rule to live by in my opinion and so anyone who makes assertions and then refuses to back them up is just not worth listening to.

Whenever I see people against the vaccines they almost always use hyperbole and don't have any actual scientific facts which, I don't know, makes me think they are talking shit tbh.

Re the flu vaccine, one year I forgot to get it for ds. He got flu, double pneumonia and was seriously ill. I've never forgotten again.

My DH has had covid induced pneumonia twice, had damaged his lungs. I'd get the vaccine.

By contrast the people you always get on these threads who say they've only ever had flu once in their life and they know that it was flu because they were unable to move from their bed for a week have obviously very little sense of what a wide ranging family of viruses flu is, and the range of possible severities.

It's extremely unlikely that anyone has "only had flu once".

Three friends died of covid. One at 40 who had asthma.
Have the jag.

No there isn't (and which vaccine are you referring to?) Latest statistics absolutely do not show a link between any of the covid vaccines and cancer. Please do share your sources which say otherwise.

The average person doesn't have the first clue where to start properly researching scientific data (clue: not on Youtube) or have the training needed to critically analyse scientific or clinical trial data or clinical trial design or statistics. Which is why so many people, like yourself, are so easily convinced by anti-vaxxers/conspiracy theorist websites and Youtubers. You're being played.