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Can't decide for DD to have jab

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Sumlove · 07/10/2021 07:00

Got the letter from school, I was not expecting it as she is 11. She would be vaccinated at 11 as they take place in November. Letter says children aged 12-15 between October and January are eligible. To be fair she is a healthy and robust 11 yo - tall.
I am just struggling to see the benefits for children? I know 10 double jabbed people with covid at the moment so it doesn't stop the spread, and children don't seem to get very ill with it?
But then I am anxious that what if she got covid and the worst happened.
What are other people doing?

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DrDreReturns · 07/10/2021 07:03

It will help stop the spread of the virus. All my kids will have the vaccine as indeed they have had every other vaccine going. You need to stop thinking about individuals and instead think of the greater good for society.

Peanut0583 · 07/10/2021 07:04

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DGFB · 07/10/2021 07:04

We are in the same position. Actually the vaccine does cut the spread by about half so it does something. But yes children don’t get very ill. However I can’t get the story of the 15yo who died out of my head. Healthy in every way but Covid killed them. I know it’s rare but still worrying. I’m also worried about long covid.
I trust the vaccines, they have been given to millions of children in the US now.
So on balance, we will go for the vaccine.

toomuchlaundry · 07/10/2021 07:07

Where have you got those stats from @Peanut0583?

Heruka · 07/10/2021 07:07

I wouldn’t do it for that age group, an older teen I’d probably let them decide. There are still so many unknowns about the vaccine and such a low chance of her becoming seriously unwell. And growing evidence that natural immunity holds well. I’d wait and see how things pan out with the data.

Sarcobaleno · 07/10/2021 07:07

@Peanut0583

I personally won’t be vaccinated my 12 year old.

According to stats under 16s have 2 out of a million chance of needing hospitalisation due to covid but a 1/16,000 chance of myocarditis from the vaccine. People with myocarditis have an average life expectancy of 5 years so I don’t like the sound of those odds. Clinically more at risk from the vaccine than covid. Would be a no from me.

Can you post evidence for such a high rate of myocarditis please? That's not a stat I have heard and it's worrying.
DGFB · 07/10/2021 07:09

The above statistic on myocarditis is very misleading. Paediatricians are on record as saying any myocarditis from the vaccine (very rare) mostly resolves itself quickly. This study in New England Journal of Medicine (a very well respected journal) is very reassuring: www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1280960

martingrowler · 07/10/2021 07:14

I don't think we know enough about it to give it to children yet. I think a gillick competent child should be allowed to have it if they wish but making the decision for a child based on what little we know (ie what we have read in the media or been told by politicians) doesn't sit right with me.

I also don't understand the "greater good" argument when it comes to my child. No they won't be doing anything for the greater good. They are of paramount importance.

Original poster
Sumlove · 07/10/2021 07:14

I wasn't expecting her to be offered it as she's 11 so it's taken me by surprise. I don't see it stopping the spread among vaccinated adults. I don't have an issue with the vaccine. I'm double jabbed and clinically vulnerable and will have my booster, but I'm struggling to be convinced for my 11yo.

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Reallyimeanreally2022 · 07/10/2021 07:27

Huge pro vaccine here
I was first in queue

My children? No way.

I’m doing it “for the community”. They’ve both had it. I want the passage of time to prove that all well with it. And then.. their choice

Reallyimeanreally2022 · 07/10/2021 07:27

@Peanut0583

I personally won’t be vaccinated my 12 year old.

According to stats under 16s have 2 out of a million chance of needing hospitalisation due to covid but a 1/16,000 chance of myocarditis from the vaccine. People with myocarditis have an average life expectancy of 5 years so I don’t like the sound of those odds. Clinically more at risk from the vaccine than covid. Would be a no from me.

Ffs

You can’t post stats like that without including the source. Basic

CiderWithLizzie · 07/10/2021 07:29

It’s not licenced for 11 year olds so I would definitely be questioning that.

Summerofcontent · 07/10/2021 07:37

This is an interesting thread.
Three quarters of the votes are going to vaccinate their children while the comments are the other way round.

Summerofcontent · 07/10/2021 07:37

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4367711-To-not-get-DS-vaccinated

Helps if I post the link

Coronado2 · 07/10/2021 07:37

When my dd is 12 and is offered we have already discussed and agreed she will get it. She's 12 in the spring and I hope she'll be offered it then.

Cookerhood · 07/10/2021 07:39

I don't think they will actually vaccinate an 11 year old, will they? It's outside the terms of the licence.

PurpleDaisies · 07/10/2021 07:40

She wont be given it. She’s been sent that letter in error-it it’s a computer says no situation and you should flag it to the school.

PurpleDaisies · 07/10/2021 07:43

From Hampshire’s nhs site:

Will school-based vaccinations be available for children who are within a few weeks of their 12th birthday?

Children under the age of 12 cannot yet receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 (Comirnaty®) is the only vaccine currently authorised for those aged 12-15. This vaccination is licensed only for children aged 12 and above, so only children who are 12 on or before the date of vaccination will be vaccinated.

www.hampshiresouthamptonandisleofwightccg.nhs.uk/your-health/latest-information-on-covid-19/covid-19-vaccinations-for-12-to-15-year-olds#Wills

Original poster
Sumlove · 07/10/2021 07:48

The letter says children aged 12-15 between 8th Oct and 8th Jan will be eligible. She is 12 in December.
I think it's a no for me at the moment.

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Original poster
Sumlove · 07/10/2021 07:49

Vaccinations taking place in November

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dementedpixie · 07/10/2021 07:52

@Sumlove

I wasn't expecting her to be offered it as she's 11 so it's taken me by surprise. I don't see it stopping the spread among vaccinated adults. I don't have an issue with the vaccine. I'm double jabbed and clinically vulnerable and will have my booster, but I'm struggling to be convinced for my 11yo.
She wont get it aged 11 as its not licenced for that age group. When will your dd be 12?
dementedpixie · 07/10/2021 07:53

I would say no purely because she will be 11 and the vaccine isn't licensed for that age group in the UK

Branleuse · 07/10/2021 07:55

id jump at the chance

PurpleDaisies · 07/10/2021 07:57

Again, you need to flag this.

Children not ages 12 on the day the vaccinations happen will not be vaccinated.

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-vaccination-resources-for-schools/covid-19-vaccination-programme-for-children-and-young-people-guidance-for-schools#frequently-asked-questions

Can't decide for DD to have jab
Longdistance · 07/10/2021 07:58

My dd not long turned 12. I asked her if she wanted the vaccine. She said yes. She looked up information about the vaccine first and decided from there.
If she’s 11 she won’t get it. It’s for those aged 12 at the time of vaccine.