Would you vaccinate your children?

[mrsnw]

So children could possibly be vaccinated by the autumn term. I've had the vaccine and my children have had all the other available jabs including flu. I'm not sure where I stand with this one and I don't know why!

[wondersun]

Yes.

[ZZTopGuitarSolo]

@katkit

I’m not sure, having been wiped out by the AZ vaccine for a few days... I wonder if children would feel equAlly as bad, and also how I could get my DD to have it after seeing my laid out on the sofa all weekend feeling rough.

I have 4 teens who've had Pfizer and had no reaction other than a sore arm. Talking to friends this seems pretty common in teens.

[NicoleKidmanSuperFan]

F* no, all other kid's jabs have been tested for years. I’ll keep mine at home if there’s big infection rate at school I’ll take them out. I’d rather they be home with me than inject their beautiful pure bodies with this vaccine. By the way if you see my other threads I’ve just had my second AZ vaccine so not anti vaccine!

[TheCatsPjammas]

Yes!

[Becstar90]

No way

[KaleSlayer]

No, I wouldn’t.

But they’re teens, so if they’re offered it then they will decide for themselves. I think one will choose to have it and one won’t based on chats we’ve had about covid and the vaccine.
Their dad is vaccinated, I’ve chose not to be, we’ve both discussed our reasons with the kids so it’s up to them.

[iminthegarden]

No, because statistically the odds of them getting ill from covid are pretty much zero and we still don't have any data about if or how they are even spreading it.

[ZZTopGuitarSolo]

The nice thing for vaccinated kids here is that they aren't having to quarantine at all if they're exposed to Covid at school - they just carry on going in as normal.

[Stillgoings]

Yes. My 16 year old has already been done because his dad is CEV. I would encourage my 14 year old to do the same if it were possible

[caringcarer]

I would although I feel bad CEV people in some countries still not vaccinated. I would.happily pay for a vaccine for one of these people.

[bingowingsmcgee]

No. Risk of the jab outweighs the risk of the disease for my kids, and I suspect they both had covid in March 2020 anyway.

[LovelyLadyLily]

Absolutely not - no way.

We have no idea about the long-term safety of these vaccines on growing bodies, fertility etc.

It may be judged to be 'safe' but so was AZ at trial stage. Covid death is so so rare in children (and almost non-existent in healthy children) so even a tiny, very rare side effect would totally negate the benefit.

Put it this way - if the vaccine killed children at the rate AZ is killing 30 year olds (and it would probably be higher because AZ seems worse the younger people are) then the vaccination would kill far, far more children than in the whole of the pandemic in the UK so far. The vaccine would literally be more deadly than Covid for kids. Of course they won't use AZ on kids but we have no idea if Pfizer or any of the others will turn out to have some 'rare' side effect in kids that kills more than it saves. There are already reports of myocarditis with Pfizer (affecting young males).

[MummytoGeorgie]

Inject my baby with an experimental gene manipulator ? Not a fucking chance .... over my dead body.

[PrincessTuna]

No. They are still trying to understand the wide range of side effects. Plus if the adult population is vaccinated, and children are not dreadfully ill with covid, there's not a strong case for doing it.

[Remmy123]

Another no because I have felt shocking since my vaccine for days now and I do not want my kids feeling the same

[shewalkslikerihanna]

Short answer

Never

[shewalkslikerihanna]

@LovelyLadyLily

Absolutely not - no way.

We have no idea about the long-term safety of these vaccines on growing bodies, fertility etc.

It may be judged to be 'safe' but so was AZ at trial stage. Covid death is so so rare in children (and almost non-existent in healthy children) so even a tiny, very rare side effect would totally negate the benefit.

Put it this way - if the vaccine killed children at the rate AZ is killing 30 year olds (and it would probably be higher because AZ seems worse the younger people are) then the vaccination would kill far, far more children than in the whole of the pandemic in the UK so far. The vaccine would literally be more deadly than Covid for kids. Of course they won't use AZ on kids but we have no idea if Pfizer or any of the others will turn out to have some 'rare' side effect in kids that kills more than it saves. There are already reports of myocarditis with Pfizer (affecting young males).

Apart from the two who got transverse myelitis during the trial.
Of course it could be a coincidence.
Probably was.
Yes of course..

[Lala134]

@Goldieloxx

Any side effects from vaccines happen quickly, where does this idea that they cause long term issues come from? Where is there evidence that any vaccine has caused wide spread long term effects to any population???

These are new technology vaccines and in animal trials for coronavirus vaccines, SARS and in human trials for the dengue vaccines using mRNA the some of the subjects died from ADE months/years later on being infected in the wild with different strains so absolutely no I would not vaccinate a child with this especially as there were only 1000 kids in the pfizer trial which is far too low. Also kids are relatively unscathed by covid and most will have some immunty already as most probably have caught it in school there is 0 reason unless they are clinically vulnerable.

[Souther]

No.

My kids are 7 and 3.

Not a chance

[AppleJane]

I fear parents will soon have to make this decision and imo it's wrong to put that pressure onto them.

It is not an emergency situation for children to be vaccinated, especially young children and we definitely need more long term data for the vaccinated adults first.

We don't have small children in our family but I'd fight tooth and nail so you don't have to vaccinate yours until we are certain it is safe.

[Flowerlane]

Not a chance.

[JMJTHEWEEDONKEY]

No way at all. Some good points have been made above.

[WhatMattersMost]

Not yet I wouldn't, no. (I've had my first vaccine and booked in for my second.)

[Mistlewoeandwhine]

No. My kids have had Covid so why would I take a risk with a medical procedure that could possibly harm them? DS1 (aged 14 at the time) had Covid badly by the way and was really unwell but recovered fully.