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!

[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???

[MrsJohnLuther]

Yes I would, my 17 year old had her first in January and second one this week.

[Geamhradh]

Vanden Bossche's theories have been pretty much discredited by the larger scientific community though, haven't they? He's regarded as, dare I say, a bit of a Wakefield by the respected immunology community and there has been lots of noise made about his irresponsible outbursts recently.

[Polly99]

Absolutely. They're keen too. My 11 year old asked if she could volunteer for a study and so jump the queue.

[CavernousScream]

Yes, definitely.

[Potpourriandpennysweets]

Yes

[CavernousScream]

@kowari You’re terrified of feeling a bit fluey for a day or two?! I doubt that.

[Potpourriandpennysweets]

I would vaccinate them tomorrow if I could and would pay for the privilege if that was an option. I really want life to go back to normal ASAP. I have adjusted to the new normal now and although it's crap I can make do, but for our children and our young people this is so damaging at integral times in their lives and development. I would do anything to have the social world open back up again for them. They need it.

[zzzebra]

No, not right now. She's only 16 months old.

Once she's at school, yes.
Once trials have passed the full 2 year mark for her age group, yes.
If Covid mutates to affect children of her age, maybe.

[Umbivalent]

@Ephe17

Inject my baby with an experimental therapy? Not a fucking chance.

Yes, but what about the Covid vaccine?

[BettyBo33]

No. I’ve had my first but the side effects have been horrific. Worse than when I had Covid. Im mid 30s. I’m betting as we see the 20/30 year olds get vaccinated there’s going to be far more about the side effects from the jab itself.It seems the younger the person the worse the side effects (especially if you’ve already had Covid) so goodness knows how that would effect u18s currently. Im not putting my kids through that. As far as children and trials are concerned I think we need a few years at least to really know the long term effects too. Makes me wonder who are the poor youngsters that get tested and trialled for vaccines? Surely they’re not testing on little kids like guinea pigs? Which means if the closest trial to a child is on a consenting 18 year old then we can’t say for sure how the same vaccine would effect a 10 year old.

[Umbivalent]

Yes, DC will be getting jabbed.

[gamerchick]

Surely they’re not testing on little kids like guinea pigs? Which means if the closest trial to a child is on a consenting 18 year old then we can’t say for sure how the same vaccine would effect a 10 year old

The childrens trials have started and are ongoing. I would have put my own kid in but the trials were too far away for us.

[Ephe17]

@Geamhradh

Vanden Bossche's theories have been pretty much discredited by the larger scientific community though, haven't they? He's regarded as, dare I say, a bit of a Wakefield by the respected immunology community and there has been lots of noise made about his irresponsible outbursts recently.

Who pays the wages of the larger scientific community.? Wake Up.
Most scientists have to scrabble around for funding.

[boobot1]

@daffodilsandprimroses

Then they can have the vaccine alice

It is morally wrong to try to demand all children have a vaccination purely for the benefit of others.

Couldn't agree more

[kowari]

[quote CavernousScream]@kowari You’re terrified of feeling a bit fluey for a day or two?! I doubt that.[/quote]
Over half my colleagues who have had it have been too unwell to work, and not right when they come back. I wasn't too unwell to work when I had covid, just wasn't allowed obviously. I'm younger, so I'm scared it will be even worse for me, and I will lose pay if I can't go in.

[Sirzy]

That does seem very odd kowari in all the people I know who have had the vaccine nobody has had to take time off work. Most have just had a sore arm and a few have felt a bit fluy.

[kowari]

I'm worried they might just lower the age to include teens at the same dosage. I don't want my almost 15 year old to have the same dosage as my 50 year old colleague who is home unwell for the third day today.

[Cloudyrainsham]

No

[roguetomato]

Sorry, I was going to respond to kowari's comment, decided not to, but forgot to clear quote. Asked HQ to delete.

I was going to say, that I heard the elderly people affected less with side effects was because their immune system is weaker compared to younger healthier people who has stronger immune system.

Definitely was to yes, definitely vaccinate my dc.

[FreyaHazel]

Yes, 100%.

I am a healthcare professional and have both had covid and had my first Pfizer vaccine. I fundamentally believe in the science behind vaccinations and immunity. As other posters above have said, I would have signed my children up to the trial had I been able to.

The vaccine is safe and effective. Adult trials have demonstrated this to be the case and I fully expect children's trials to have the same outcome.

[Pinchoftums]

Kowari- bloody hell you must have a right load of skivvers. We work in the NHS so have had whole hospital vaccinated. Lots of reactions (fatigued/sweaty/flu like) but nobody I know no as you took any time off work just came in and moaned a bit. I felt like shite for three days but wasn't ill so managed to work (though did have a nap at lunch in the car!)

[HamFisted]

I don't know. We don't vaccinate against chickenpox, partly because it's not considered dangerous enough (though it killed 100 kids a year in America before they introduced the vaccine) and the vast majority of kids find this disease very mild, while chickenpox is often quite distressing for them, as are vaccinations in general. At the moment, I'm not sure I'd bother.

[Moonstone1234]

There are some totally irresponsible people on this thread. Who on earth is stupid enough not to have the MMR vaccine.

I also think that all care workers need to have the vaccine otherwise they need to find another role.