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Child flu vaccine

63 replies

Walkingdead11 · 19/09/2017 16:51

So who's letting their dc have it then? I have dd who is nearly 7, she had it at 5 yrs and was really poorly with it. So she didn't have it last yr. Thoughts??

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OhMyMirror · 20/09/2017 00:29

We all get vaccinated. 3dc get the nasal at school and dh and I get the jab at gp.
We lost ds2 to a series of complications caused by flu. I passed it to him at the tail end of my pregnancy (when flu jabs were given seasonally to pregnant women, so I wasn't vaccinated). He had no flu like symptoms and appeared in perfect health for the first 7 days. He then stopped eating and was struggling to breath. Blue lights to a&e where he was put into an induced coma. It attacked his body and he began to deteriorate very quickly and had a heart attack at 11 days. After that his body started to shut down. He passed away at 19 days with necrosis of the heart and liver, hepatitis, miocarditis, fluid in his chest cavity, swelling of the brain and failed bone marrow.
Please, if you and your children are able, get vaccinated. I honestly didn't realise how serious flu can be.

MaryPoppinsPenguins · 20/09/2017 00:36

I would like to second... why not get the HPV??Hmm

MaryPoppinsPenguins · 20/09/2017 00:38

Ohmymirror - that's awful, I'm so sorry for your loss Flowers The flu is awful...

I had it once when my DD1 was 18 months old. DH was at work and I passed out for 8 hours and she was left to her own devices until my mum happened to drop by and luckily let herself in.

Heebejeebees · 20/09/2017 00:46

KinkyFruits - it's not a disease.

SleepingStandingUp · 20/09/2017 00:52

TommyandGina I'd ask for the jab.

Dos is 2, doctors have agreed he can have the job not spray. He gets the jab a few weeks before most of the kids will get the spray so hoping that will protect him from their shedding

SleepingStandingUp · 20/09/2017 00:52

DS
Jab

Neverwasapancakegi7l · 20/09/2017 11:34

Can under 2s have it if you pay? I know they give it to at risk children but I wasn't sure if it was 2 and up.

BumWad · 20/09/2017 12:02

Have booked my 2 year old in at the GPS for the spray. I will get the injection at work as I am a HCP.

SleepingStandingUp · 20/09/2017 13:10

At risk is from 6 months. We had to patiently wait for him to get to 6 months before he could have his first one (December ) but now he just has it as early in the season as I can get it.
He had the other ones the first winter - that they have every month?
And this year (2 1/2 ish) his getting pneumonia booster.

But he has CLD, is on o2 and prophylactic antibiotics

hannah1992 · 20/09/2017 13:26

My dd had it last year along with most of the other kids. My dd was so ill. She's a strong child and never ever gets ill. She's almost 7 she had chicken pox at nursery but wasn't ill with it. She's had a sick bug once also at nursery other than that she gets a sniffle and that's it! I've never seen her so poorly. Not to mention that 90% of her year was also off sick. One of the mums of a child in my dds class (who's child wasn't ill from it) told me that on two days of the week there was only 3 children in there class! Everyone else was sick. So no this year she won't be having it. She's not at risk, no Heath problems etc. So no I won't be putting her through illness

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Walkingdead11 · 20/09/2017 14:06

Are people not worried about shedding and potentially spreading the virus?

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Theonlyoneiknow · 20/09/2017 14:17

I recently read that the USA are no longer giving the nasal spray due to its ineffectiveness. Is the UK one different?

DS has had it every year, no issues. DD reacts to most vaccines and was quite poorly after having it aged 3. We didn't give it to her aged 4 and she had 3 months of horrific nighttime asthma. Of course highly unlikely there's a link but now I am in a quandary.

dementedpixie · 20/09/2017 14:38

I've read that it wasnt effective in the USA but had been effective in the UK but they don't really know why there's a difference

Raaaaaah · 20/09/2017 14:41

Does anyone know when they are first available?

JassyRadlett · 20/09/2017 15:01

Are people not worried about shedding and potentially spreading the virus?

Not unless they are already immunocompromised. It's a weakened virus and when shed is generally below the level needed for transmission and nothing like natural flu virus.

For immunocompromised people outside the family etc, I'm pretty sure they're safer with less natural flu virus circulating, even allowing for shedding from nasal vaccine.

Raaaaah, we had the permission form home last night which said they were doing it in October, but it didn't say exactly when.

SleepingStandingUp · 20/09/2017 15:07

Our doctors are doing jabs from late September and nasal spray from late October.

Are people not worried about shedding and potentially spreading the virus?
And that's why in glad mine is getting the jab a few weeks before the other kids get their spray

GrowThroughWhatYouGoThrough · 20/09/2017 15:17

Our pharmacy attached to the doctors is offering the flu jab now. Me and my husband have to pay but at £9 each it's worth it.
Both my young dc's will be having the nasal spray.
Unfortunately my FIL is terminally ill and we can't take any chances.

Niccelia · 20/09/2017 22:09

Why is DD not having the HVP jab?

In short because our friends DD became very ill within 48hrs of having it. She went from being a healthy, bright dancer to being on half days at school, agonising joint pains, chronic fatigue type symptoms, headaches, extreme tiredness. Could it be a coincidence? Of course it could. But I've seen the agony it's caused her family.

I've discussed it with DD. She's very open about sex and health. I don't think she'll be having sex in the next few years and we've agreed to revisit it when she's 14. HVP is so so so common and cervical cancer really isn't. Even if she never has the jab cervical cancer screening is extremely effective in this country. Regarding the genital warts protection, that's for her to decide in a few years. I'm honestly not some vaccine nut, we've paid privately for men B vaccines, chicken pox vaccines, travel vaccines. This is the only one I've ever said no to.

shewolfmum · 20/09/2017 23:13

Over my dead body. GM versions of flu ... msg...gelatine. she will be sadly off that day (will miss school for a procedure that should be kept to doctors office imo) as it has been given to children by mistake who's parents have not consented. 3% efficacy in US. Made in the UK so funnily enough our stats say it is more effective. Shedding pile of rubbish.

shewolfmum · 20/09/2017 23:16

It is also carrying the black triangle so missing safety data and no data for running such a programme in enclosed spaces.

StarUtopia · 23/09/2017 20:23

Is it really a black triangle? Have you got a l ink for that at all?

I have those concerns too, that I will say no, and she will be given it anyway (as every other child has said yes)

But our school isn't saying what day it's being done!

Namelesswonder · 23/09/2017 20:42

My DDs get it every year (in Scotland so offered to all children under 12). DD12 had it every year with no side effects. It's usually given to the whole primary school on a Saturday in October, school has never had issues with children being off after it. DD9 is immunosuppressed, flu could kill her, she has the jab. Flu isn't a laughing matter and should be taken seriously.

woosey35 · 24/09/2017 23:47

My daughter (8) is severely immunocompromised. Her class are having the nasal vaccine done on mass in Nov . Dd will be having the inactive injection vaccine 3 weeks beforehand.
Last year, Dd had to take 2 weeks off school due to the risk of shedding from her class mates.
My question is....will she be protected this year by having the vaccine 3 weeks before her class mates??

SleepingStandingUp · 25/09/2017 09:37

woosey my son is only high risk not immunocompromised but that's certainly my hope

WineBeforeCake · 25/09/2017 09:42

Yes, absolutely we will, all of us, but especially my youngest who has asthma.

I have had real flu twice. I’d take what is a mild version of every year if need be, in order to avoid the full strength one ever again! Never had any symptoms though yet after the vaccine.

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