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Will you want your child to have vaccine, if they have already had Covid (confirmed via test)

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Yummypancake · 06/09/2021 17:21

I am wondering if there is much point if my kids have had Covid they should have immunity for 6 months at least. We could then get vaccine for them at that point once more safety data available or once better more long lasting vaccines available.

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duffeldaisy · 06/09/2021 17:26

I'd definitely want them to have the vaccine too. They've gone through all the testing already, they've been accepted as safe by all the countries currently vaccinating 12+, and some countries have already been doing that for months.

The thing I don't trust is vaccine supply, so if there's a chance for them to get it then I'd want them to do that while it's still being offered. The more protection the better with this thing.

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Yummypancake · 06/09/2021 17:27

Duffeldaisy have your kids had Covid?

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Shelddd · 06/09/2021 17:30

I wouldn't... but I also feel same way for adults... not enough credit is being given to natural immunity which there is a consensus of overwhelming evidence that it is stronger than vaccine immunity. Any policy not giving credit to natural immunity (like asking those with recent infections to get vaccine) is done purely for political reasons. You shouldn't vaccinate a child for politics, that's just being a bad parent.

Flame away :)

bumbleymummy · 06/09/2021 17:33

I’d be happy with natural immunity for all of mine.

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Yummypancake · 06/09/2021 17:35

See I kind of agree shelddd the risk to them must be low once they have had it. Any justification to get vaccine can’t really be for the children’s best interest.

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Yummypancake · 06/09/2021 17:36

I would still be reluctant to turn down the vaccine though and I am not sure why. I am frustrated that they dithered so long deciding if they should vacccinate and sent my child to school with flimsy isolation procedures and he caught Covid straight away.

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TreaslakeandBack · 06/09/2021 17:40

He’s 9 so I think we will have a while to decide?
Ease of travel is likely to swing it for us but we’ll wait and see how it goes!
I had AZ in January and am early 40s so although very pro vax want to watch what happens for a while.

SerenadeOfTheSchoolRun · 06/09/2021 17:41

My 13 year old had Covid in December. DH and I disagree about whether or not the vaccine is a good idea. We have talked about it with the pros and cons to DC and will let them use their own Gillick competence to decide. Fortunately both of us parents think it is a finely balanced decision and neither of us feel that strongly either way.

RiskyReels · 06/09/2021 17:42

I'm concerned about possible long term consequences after infection so would like DD to have the vaccine. This is a new virus with neuroinvasive potential so we don't know what it might do in the body in years to come. The vaccines seem to help head off long covid and would also help prevent repeat infections. I know several young people who have had covid more than once.

I wish our kids could have had the vaccine before catching covid, but I still think jab after covid has benefits for them.

ollyollyoxenfree · 06/09/2021 17:45

@Yummypancake

I would still be reluctant to turn down the vaccine though and I am not sure why. I am frustrated that they dithered so long deciding if they should vacccinate and sent my child to school with flimsy isolation procedures and he caught Covid straight away.
I would take up if offered.

We don't know enough about what kind of infection gives a robust immune response (seems to be mounting evidence that the milder the case, the weaker the immunity, so not sure how this will translate to durable immunity in kids when they tend to not get it severely).

Lots of studies now showing the importance of bolstering immunity from a previous infection with a vaccine, and we have a good amount of data on safety.

Waxonwaxoff0 · 06/09/2021 18:15

DS has had Covid but I wouldn't vaccinate him either way.

PrincessNutNuts · 06/09/2021 18:16

Yes.

noblegiraffe · 06/09/2021 18:17

@bumbleymummy

I’d be happy with natural immunity for all of mine.
You want your kids to catch covid to protect them against covid?
HairyFloppins · 06/09/2021 18:18

DD14 had covid back in December and she wants the vaccine. We like to travel, so I can see vaccines being necessary for the over 12s.

ollyollyoxenfree · 06/09/2021 18:19

@noblegiraffe I fear you have just triggered some ONS mortality stats and the HIQA documentation speech Grin

canigooutyet · 06/09/2021 18:31

I would have prefered that everyone had immunity testing before getting the vax regardless of age including any booster considering the number of people who have gone on to get the virus after having both vaccines.

Immunity has been reported to last at least several months after natural infection. Although T and B cell memory could last a few years based on other types of corona

www.bmj.com/content/bmj/373/bmj.n1605.full.pdf

canigooutyet · 06/09/2021 18:35

Maybe Bumbles children have already had the virus considering this is what is in the title and like many of our dc's the horse has already bolted.

noblegiraffe · 06/09/2021 18:38

She said “I’d be happy with natural immunity” which doesn’t suggest they have.

Kindleandacuppa · 06/09/2021 18:53

My 3 kids all had covid and won't be having a vaccine. Myself & DH had it as well and both have had our first jab and due out second in October which we will still be having. Our kids had covid so mild that if me & DH hadn't had it we might not have even known our kids had it.

EnolaAlone · 06/09/2021 18:55

I was just wondering about this, as my DS has Covid now, he's just on his last day of self isolation. He's 13, and I don't know if there's any benefit in waiting to have the vaccine if it is rolled out to his age group.

JS87 · 06/09/2021 18:58

Given my nerves have been affected by the vaccine (hearing loss, tinnitus, dizziness and others) if DS had covid event free before having a vaccine I probably then wouldn’t vaccinate. I think for children if they have a dose of delta they are unlikely to need a vaccine too. If they’d had the original variant then maybe the vaccine would help but I’d hold off for a vaccine targeted to variants after natural infection.

Lostinacloud · 06/09/2021 19:11

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bumbleymummy · 06/09/2021 19:16

seems to be mounting evidence that the milder the case, the weaker the immunity

I’m pretty sure I linked you to some studies a few weeks ago showing that there was still a robust immune response and durable immunity even after mild infection.

Lostinacloud · 06/09/2021 19:21

Ridiculous, mumsnet censoring my post because it includes a link to a natural immunity study from
Israel. It continues to amaze me that more people aren’t concerned as to why any alternative point of view or idea is censored. If only more people could just say no to this continuing state of absolute madness then we could all get on with our lives and live in freedom. No pressure to be vaccinated, no limits on movement and travel or constant risks of amenity, school and business closures. It’s totally gone beyond a joke and doesn’t follow any real life science or actual data.

noblegiraffe · 06/09/2021 19:24

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