15 yr old doesn't want the vaccine.

[legohurts16]

My 15 yr old DD does not want the covid vaccine. She doesn't think the benefits outweigh the risks. She is very mature and has read up on the subject and is adamant that at the moment she doesn't want it.

Her reasons are that it was - a rushed vaccine with little testing- the illness is so mild in children and teens that she doesn't think it is necessary. Me and my DH really want her to have it but I suppose ultimately it is her decision. Her 13 yr old brother and all her cousins have been vaccinated and in her friendship group it is literally half and half.

She says at the moment she isn't planning on going to Spain or the US so it isn't necessary. My hubby is adamant she has to have it and has booked her an appointment for Monday and will take her kicking and screaming if he has too. Funnily enough at the start of the pandemic he was the one who said there would be no way he would vaccinate our children against a mild illness but now omricon is here he is worried for her.

Should she be forced if we feel it is right or should she be free to make her own choice?

@hamstersarse

What’s your opinion on the 600 babies in the UK who have been born prematurely due to their mothers having Covid?

How about the 5.4 million people who have died from Covid. Does not each and every one of those people count as a ‘case study’ - do you think 5.4 million significantly outweighs your anti vaxx case study stories?

For @legohurts16 (although I suspect long gone) - your daughter's decision should be respected, and if she doesn't want to be vaccinated then that's her choice.

It sounds like it isn't an informed one, and it is based on misinformation given her reasoning, so I would support her in finding good quality sources about the vaccine, and maybe speaking to a HCP, so she can make an informed decision on this.

Being part of society comes with responsibility , so whilst yes it is her choice, the choice she is making is quite a selfish one - imo.

Who, from the society, will step up to support her, if she's one of those "shit happens" cases? Send her a "thank you for your sacrifice" ribbon?

@legohurts16
You said your DH booked an appointment for today. How did that go? (if at all)

No one should be forced, including children. I don’t think she has necessarily made the right decision but her decision must be respected nonetheless. My DCs are 13 and 16 and I let them choose for themselves. They both wanted to have it. I’d have respected their choice if they had decided not to. Might have felt privately peeved at the restrictions it would put on us as a family with regards to travel (like many, we’ve not been anywhere since 2019, and hoping we’ll be able to go somewhere this year!), but would have kept quiet about it.

Who, from the society, will step up to support her, if she's one of those "shit happens" cases? Send her a "thank you for your sacrifice" ribbon? the same people who will support her if she is unvaccinated and unlucky enough to be the one who ends up very ill or loses her family. We ARE helping many many people both vaccinated and unvaccinated in our hospitals and communities who are not the lucky ones.

No one should be forced, including children. no one is.

Looking for Covid vaccination reassurance

My son (18) is due his first Covid vaccination tomorrow and I’m terrified of him having a bad reaction (myocarditis) from it.

I know there’s also the risk of myocarditis from Covid itself but my anxiety is through the roof thinking that he’s going to get it from the vaccine.

The main reason for him getting it is because he is going to the US in august and has to have it to get in.

@Hayleyg4

Looking for Covid vaccination reassurance

My son (18) is due his first Covid vaccination tomorrow and I’m terrified of him having a bad reaction (myocarditis) from it.

I know there’s also the risk of myocarditis from Covid itself but my anxiety is through the roof thinking that he’s going to get it from the vaccine.

The main reason for him getting it is because he is going to the US in august and has to have it to get in.

I know it's hard, but try and remember the risk of myo/periocarditis is incredibly low, from both the vaccines and infection. It is clear that cardiac complications (which includes other adverse events) are more common and tend to be more severe from infection, based on the best evidence we currently have.

I would just familarise yourself with the symptoms that could indicate complications, and talk to a HCP if you're concerned at any point. The vast vast majority of these side effects are minor and self-limiting, in the rare event that they do occur.

[quote Beadebaser]@hamstersarse

What’s your opinion on the 600 babies in the UK who have been born prematurely due to their mothers having Covid?

How about the 5.4 million people who have died from Covid. Does not each and every one of those people count as a ‘case study’ - do you think 5.4 million significantly outweighs your anti vaxx case study stories?[/quote]
ugh on this thread too? It's ridiculous.

You can’t force your 15 years old child to have the vaccine. It’s just not an option. If your DH even tries that, I believe the relationship will be damaged forever and rightly so. I would never ever forgive my parent for such an abuse.