Would you have your 5 year old vaccinated?

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We've had the jabs as adults buy wondering how people feel about having their young dcs vaccinated?

My dcs had Covid with very mild symptoms and none of us triple jabbed adults caught it.

I’m massively and hugely pro vaccine

But hell no to a 5 year old. And not to my primary aged children either.

Hell bloody no!

(Got my booster booked for this afternoon)

@EllieSattler
Apologies I didn't mean it to sound quite so blunt.
What I mean is it seems wrong to me to give them something like a vaccination when they don't personally need it/at risk from it.

Oh and both mine had it

Off for 24 hours and then 100%

No way.

Yes, I would like my 8 and 11 year old to be vaccinated. My FIL is about to start chemo and, although we will not let the children visit him, my DH has to drive him to the appointments. It means them being in a car together for two hours or more for the return trip due to the hospital being in central London. We are therefore worried about my DH passing Covid onto FIL if our children pick it up at school. Vaccinating them would not eliminate the risk but it would reduce it.

I'm generally all for vaccines, but I feel a bit nervous about this one. DH and I are double jabbed and waiting for our boosters, but I'd be hesitant to let my 5yo have it. He had covid last month and had zero symptoms and it feels like he doesn't need it. I get that if he were vaccinated it might help stop the spread, but I'm still not sure. I think I'll see what happens and read about it a bit more and decide later, if they start offering the jab to young kids.

No I will wait and watch first

I'm triple jabbed but I'm not keen on getting my kids done as I know so many who had no or very mild symptoms

Obviously I do t know if there is damage done inside that no one can see or longer term health effects but I don't think anyone know that's as covid not been around long enough .

For now it's a no

Would they be required to have boosters every 3 months too?

No, I wouldn’t. We vaccinate our children against illnesses which are a threat to their life. Covid isn’t.

Yes I would as I believe it would help keep kids and teachers in school.

@OnlyFoolsnMothers

Sad thing is that once it’s offered it opens the door to restrictions “no travelling abroad unless your 3 year old is vaccinated” “no entry to a swimming pool unless your 2 year old is vaccinated”- this is why I’m dreading it even just being offered

This is my concern too. I've had all my jabs but I don't see the benefit for DD, but if it means she won't be allowed to do anything then really we have no choice.

Yes definitely. Dc (9) were really unwell. I was furious that if we’d lived in Canada they would have been vaccinated and probably not as poorly.

They have had every vaccine offered so far so will be having this when offered.

Yes I think I will give my consent. Anything to help this stop, the more people we vaccinate the less virus there is.

@EllieSattler

I wouldn't give my children something that benefits other people.

I don't really know what to say about that attitude.

Normal attitude- adults hold social responsibility, not children!

@OnlyFoolsnMothers
Thank you- I honestly didn't meant it to sound so abrupt though it was a quick type before getting the kids breakfast!

We wanted to go to NYC in 2023 so we'd have to. That will be the only reason she'll get it, so she can go anywhere she wants on holidays

Of course! In fact, if we still lived in other countries in the world we’ve lived in as a family, they’d have been vaccinated already. Don’t see an issue with it. But then I’m very pro taking responsibility for your own health, happy to pay for things the NHS doesn’t offer as standard, e.g. the chicken pox jab, ensure I’m informed about procedures and pay privately if need be.

Yes.

My 2 year old is breastfed so currently receiving a few antibodies from my booster I think. I wouldn't be overly worried with my eldest (6) having a vaccine but would want far more reassurance that it would mean guaranteed no more home schooling!

Absolutely I will.

We don't have one jab for the flu, and for the same reason, we won't be able to make one for covid

That's not exactly sound logic. Influenza is a different virus. Multiple groups worldwide are working on Covid vaccines designed to cover all current and potential future variants, and while it's obviously a major challenge, it's not an impossibility. Here's just one example: www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-12-22/u-s-army-reports-progress-on-covid-vaccine-that-fights-all-variants

Do you think eventually they'll offer a nasal vax like with flu for children

Yes. Again, multiple nasal vaccines are in the works. AstraZeneca are actually trialling a nasal spray version of their vaccine right now.

Yes my DD is vulnerable to respiratory illnesses due to premature lungs and while I’m following her paediatrician advice about going to school etc (and managing my anxiety about her catching covid and being ill with it), I don’t feel comfortable with traveling abroad and being away from the NHS, without a vaccine.

I've already emailed my GP surgery to ask if my (vulnerable) 8 year old can have her Covid vaccination asap, now it's been approved by the JCVI. Interesting lots of people on here saying they wouldn't vaccinate their child for the benefit of anyone else, or when it looks as though they would have to have regular (annual) vaccinations rather than a one-off; most over 2s now have annual flu vaccine, which meets both of these criteria, yet IME most parents are happy for them to have it.

No I will not be vaccinating my 5 year old. He had covid and was slightly poorly for 1 day. He's had much worse colds. I really don't see the point

@LawnFever

Yes because they can still pass it on even if their symptoms are mild.

If you’ve given your kids all the other standard vaccines recommend by the NHS I don’t see the difference.

This. ^

I cannot grasp the level of handwringing over this issue tbh.