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Who is getting their 5 to 12 year old the COVID vaccine?

56 replies

Suzie81 · 07/04/2022 20:13

I see that people are being invited to book their 5 to 12 year olds in for the COVID vaccine.

I'm not here to have a discussion about conspiracy theories and I myself am fully vaccinated.

But what are people's thoughts on getting their young children done.

Both mine have already had COVID and to be honest it was just a mild cold for them. As such, I'm just wondering whether it's worth it... Particularly if the vaccine will need topping up again and again.

What are you guys thinking?

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MrsSaltshaker · 07/04/2022 21:09

I will be. No doubt whatsoever.

BeardyButton · 07/04/2022 21:21

This is depressing! There are a multitude of reasons why children should get vacc. No one knows the effect of multiple episodes of covid. No one knows the long term effects of long covid. There are instances of even mild covid having unforeseen impacts (diabetes, blood clots, etc). Alternatively the impact of vaccines are v well understood. The JCVIs decision is not universally endorsed (US for example) and their reasoning is not without problems. But the UK has done an awful job when it comes to communicating with the public about risks/benefits of vaccines for chn, in part because there is a very deluded idea that spread among chn will result in ‘herd immunity’.

DemBonesDemBones · 07/04/2022 21:23

No, my younger ones (9, 7, 5) wont be at the moment. My 14 yo is already double jabbed.

Thelovelyflower · 07/04/2022 21:24

To those who think it's shocking that you might get a child vaccinated to go on holiday - if you holiday outside of Europe it's pretty standard.

Bonkerz · 07/04/2022 21:27

Booked for Monday

Indoctro · 07/04/2022 21:28

No because what are you protecting them against

As you said most kids have had it and it was like a mild cold

Vaccine doesn't stop them getting it or spreading it

Do what exactly is the point.?

My kids letters went in the bin .

Patchbatch · 07/04/2022 21:29

Nah, if they gave meaningful protection ie more than 6 months or whatever it is they project then yes- had all other vaccines offered and I'm happily triple jabbed but I don't see the point as their prime function is to reduce symptoms rather than the spread; and spread is the reason I'd want him to get it.

BaileysBreakfast · 07/04/2022 21:30

It’s a no from me. Can’t see any point at all

MissDollyMix · 07/04/2022 21:35

No because at this stage I don’t feel the vaccine offers any significant long lasting protection. My DC have had covid and were fine. It’s not a ‘never’ though, more a ‘not yet’.

OakleyStreetisnotinChelsea · 07/04/2022 21:45

Yes definitely. Of course the child went and got covid last week so now we need to wait. Very annoying!

Indoctro · 08/04/2022 07:35

I thought this was a good visual

Seems it can cause as much issues as it's prevents

Who is getting their 5 to 12 year old the COVID vaccine?
Indoctro · 08/04/2022 07:38

@BeardyButton

This is depressing! There are a multitude of reasons why children should get vacc. No one knows the effect of multiple episodes of covid. No one knows the long term effects of long covid. There are instances of even mild covid having unforeseen impacts (diabetes, blood clots, etc). Alternatively the impact of vaccines are v well understood. The JCVIs decision is not universally endorsed (US for example) and their reasoning is not without problems. But the UK has done an awful job when it comes to communicating with the public about risks/benefits of vaccines for chn, in part because there is a very deluded idea that spread among chn will result in ‘herd immunity’.
They also don't know the long term affects of the vaccine

I know women now almost a year later with no period returned

They haven't even really looked at male fertility and the affect

Plus the vaccine doesn't prevent them getting it so vaccine or not they may well end up with it multiple times.

LostMySocks · 08/04/2022 07:40

One of mine booked for today and the 6 year old next week when his 12 weeks after his second bout of Covid is up. They've missed enough school and social life and anything that may reduce time stuck at home is good for me. I've also seen a friend's child have serious complications from Covid but thankfully narrowly avoiding ongoing heart problems.

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 08/04/2022 07:42

We wanted our 10yo vaccinated before Secondary school.
And couldn't think of a good reason not to get 9yo vaccinated at the same time.

orzoisorange · 08/04/2022 07:53

@Indoctro

I thought this was a good visual

Seems it can cause as much issues as it's prevents

@Indoctro what's really stark about that visual is the fact that second doses appear to make things worse, not better.

What happens when you extrapolate that to adult second, booster and fourth doses, I wonder?

Ululavit · 08/04/2022 07:59

Yes, getting her done this weekend. She was unsymptomatic last time, might not be so lucky next time. And it will make travelling easier. And the jab side effects seem mild, with serious ones focused on teenage boys, which she isn’t.

BooksAndHooks · 08/04/2022 08:04

DD had it and is due second next week. Had she not been on vulnerable list I may have thought twice as there doesn’t seem as much benefit for them and I was very much in favour of vaccines for all over 5s.

TheCanyon · 08/04/2022 08:06

7yo dts are due their second dose tomorrow. Dd13 had double. Dd11 doesn't want one, she's super squeamish.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 08/04/2022 08:06

Yes, she's only a few months off 12 anyway and her elder sibling has already been vaccinated. She was also quite poorly with covid when she had it. She is also keen to have it for travel reasons.

Roselilly36 · 08/04/2022 08:09

My children are adults now, and can decide for themselves, but if they fell into this age group and I had to make the decision, no I would not vaccinate them, I just can’t see the benefit. And certainly wouldn’t risk their health just to go on holiday.

PAFMO · 08/04/2022 08:26

@Indoctro

I thought this was a good visual

Seems it can cause as much issues as it's prevents

You haven't understood the graphic.
PAFMO · 08/04/2022 08:30

@orzoisorange

Why are you sharing JCVI things from 2020?
Is that because you don't know the JCVI is just a consultory body? That passed the results of its "surveys" onto the Chief Medical Officers who then make the actual medical decisions? Or because you didn't find the later news about members of the JCVI in 2020 (now no longer members) like the sociology lecturer being found to have links to dodgy anti-vax groups and "encouraged" to resign?

@Suzie81, sorry, I know you said no debate, but a thread title like yours is always going to attract the anti-vax posters and their dangerous and ignorant agenda.

beattieedny · 08/04/2022 08:33

No. It doesn't prevent infection and they have had it very mildly. I see no benefit and neither did the JVCI so, until there's more data on long term benefits, I won't be.

elliejjtiny · 08/04/2022 08:33

Yes, my dc (aged 11, 8 and 7) will be getting it.