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!

Boots and Superdrug both offer private vaccinations against chickenpox ham

The side effects of the vaccine I meant.

[quote HamFisted]@SunshiningBetty How did you get your child vaccinated and at what age? I was going to get DD vaccinated at 18 months but she caught chickenpox before I could.[/quote]
I'm also in a country where the chickenpox vaccine is part of the ordinary childhood vaccinations. It's a voluntary rather than mandatory one though I had chickenpox at 18 and almost missed my A level exams so it was a no-brainer for me.

Yes.

I haven’t had chicken pox and I will be getting myself and my DS vaccinated. It’s £100 each from Boots.

Anti vaxxers are salivating at the moment. I'm pretty certain I heard one organsm when Germany suspended the Astra Zenca on for a bit.

@daffodilsandprimroses

Boots and Superdrug both offer private vaccinations against chickenpox ham

Thanks. I'll look into it for DS.

@HamFisted

“I've seen chickenpox used as an example of where a vaccine provides better immunity than catching the disease.”

Do you have a link to a study for that? AFAIK the chickenpox vaccine hasn’t been in use long enough to determine whether it provides life long protection.

I think chicken pox vaccine is largely about avoiding shingles when older. That's the really nasty thing to get, not chicken pox. If you never have chicken pox then you can't get shingles as it depends on the reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (which causes chicken pox).

[quote bumbleymummy]@HamFisted

“I've seen chickenpox used as an example of where a vaccine provides better immunity than catching the disease.”

Do you have a link to a study for that? AFAIK the chickenpox vaccine hasn’t been in use long enough to determine whether it provides life long protection.[/quote]
I will have a look when I've got a minute, I remember it came up when I was trying to find out whether they reckon COVID vaccination would offer better protection than COVID survival.

Not in a million years. Kids don't need a jab against a disease that doesn't affect them. Why on earth anyone would agree to do that to their kids is beyond my understanding

In a heartbeat.

The thing is it is in the interests of the government to have as many people as possible vaccinated. That isn’t intended to sound conspiracy theory - ish: it’s just that decisions made en masse don’t tend to allow for nuance.

That’s fine but there are times when as an individual you will differ in your view / approach. And I hope that isn’t taken away. I am not anti vax but I won’t have my child have a vaccination of no benefit to them and it surprises me people do.

Not yet I won’t. I’m very pro vaccine (get my second shot of pfizer today) but given my age, the benefits of being vaccinated outweigh the risks. This is not the case for my 7 year old. The risk to her is tiny if she catches Covid. Provising me and DH are vaccinated, I don’t see that it’s neccessary for her to be yet

My children are 12&10, one of their very close friends has been shielding since this started. I think they would jab themselves if it means they can actually see each other in person again.

I asked DS and he said he would have the jab

@HamFisted Thanks. Yes, I’ve been following that with interest too.

@lunar1

My children are 12&10, one of their very close friends has been shielding since this started. I think they would jab themselves if it means they can actually see each other in person again.

Would the shielded child not be more likely to be offered the vaccine first anyway?

@Pinchoftums

Anti vaxxers are salivating at the moment. I'm pretty certain I heard one organsm when Germany suspended the Astra Zenca on for a bit.

There's a scary image

We still don’t know the long-term effects of these new Covid19 vaccines. Let alone in growing children.

My friend (early 20s) is still suffering side effects to the AZ vaccine nearly 2 weeks later. She has fever, nausea, heart palpitations and vertigo and was bed bound for a few days. She still doesn’t feel right.

I want to wait a few years to see if anyone develops issues down the line. The Yellow Card and VAERS list lots of side effects of the vaccines including death, cardiac arrest, Covid19 symptoms and seizures. These were previously healthy individuals.

I’ve had other vaccines, but I won’t have this one. I’m not likely to be hospitalised with Covid19 so I won’t “overwhelm the NHS.”

[quote bumbleymummy]@HamFisted

“I've seen chickenpox used as an example of where a vaccine provides better immunity than catching the disease.”

Do you have a link to a study for that? AFAIK the chickenpox vaccine hasn’t been in use long enough to determine whether it provides life long protection.[/quote]
Pretty sure it's bollocks. The zoster vaccine isn't routinely given in the UK as it's less effective than the natural virus at providing immunity. About 50pct IIRC.

@lunar1

My children are 12&10, one of their very close friends has been shielding since this started. I think they would jab themselves if it means they can actually see each other in person again.

We don’t know if these vaccines prevent transmission or catching the virus. It’s more beneficial for their friend to be vaccinated because if they catch Covid19 then hopefully the symptoms won’t be as bad.

@bumbleymummy, yes but better for everyone if both sides have the vaccine to reduce the risk as much as possible. This friend has multiple surgeries every year, is extremely vulnerable. My children vacant have a vaccine that has undergone testing to help protect their friend.

We still don’t know the long-term effects of these new Covid19 vaccines. Let alone in growing children.

To play devil's advocate, we still don't know the long term effects of COVID 19 in children either.

@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.

Agree with this. The vaccines are not side effect free. We know that. And the side effect profile is still being characterised.