Are you getting your primary age child vaccinated?

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Just had a text from our GP asking us to book a vaccine for our DS 8yo. I've had 3 vaccines and was happy to do so, but I'm hesitating about booking one for my DS. Trying to find out other people's opinions and whether you will be getting your DC vaccinated? Thanks

I had all 3 of my 5-11 year olds vaccinated at the weekend.

According to the nurses there wasn't a lot of uptake for it so far.

It was a no brainer for me, just like all the other vaccines they have had.

Our older DD (12) has had both hers, but I’m less certain about our younger one (10).

Not because of the vaccine itself, it just doesn’t seem necessary for kids of that age (older DD I felt in balance it was helpful to make it more likely schools would stay open).

I would rather vaccines go to countries who don’t have enough or people who may benefit from a 4th jab here (eg my mum is 72 but only over 75s are currently being offered a booster).

Had 3 vaccines. Had covid twice. Was awful with it. My children have had covid and they were well with it. Seems excessive to give my children a new vaccine when I have seen how they cope with the natural wild virus. I certainly won't be giving them the vaccine.

No. My 17yo is triple jabbed, my 14yo is double jabbed but I will not be getting my 10yo & 7yo done at this moment. They both had Covid with barely a symptom so atm there doesn’t seem to be a need.

My 3 all classed as vulnerable due to ld, however I have not done it “yet”.
So in October my 2 eldest had it. Eldest said it’s better than a cold, son had no symptoms. Didn’t spread to anyone else… now it wasn’t omicron and touch wood have not had it since. However I didn’t see the point, I don’t even know if I feel I was fully informed and don’t really know the lasting effects from it, or saying that’s covid.
However I’m still on the fence and still can’t decided. As they had no side effects and I do wonder if having it from a child will mean their body will be able to handle it as a adult and whether adding vaccines will help or not. I’m not a doctor but it’s scary when it’s their whole future. I think I will see how we get on, maybe in a couple of years I may when the effects are more known. I had 3 jabs and was pregnant I’m not anti it, but they did fight it off well. So I don’t know.

No

I don't see the health benefit for healthy children.
DS(8) has had it twice since Christmas; first time he had a day of a brief temperature and was tired, second time was a bog standard cold. DS(11) has never shown a positive on a LFT so his immune system seems to be coping with it.

The vaccine is great at preventing severe illness in older/ vulnerable people. It's got partial sucess at reducing transmission. I've felt more ill from the side effects than the illness itself which was two weeks after my booster.

Under current circumstances I really can't see any point in vaccinating my children. Plus at this point DS2's had it too recently and goodness knows about DS1. By the time we go ten more weeks, rates will be plummeting from this peak and spring weather so no point this side of autumn anyway.

I'm not. Mine is 5 and had Covid twice with hardly any symptoms. I think the jab would be unnecessary at this stage. DC has had all the other jabs though and I've had two Covid jabs so I'm not antivax at all. Maybe if DC were older I would consider it.

The vax doesn't even stop infection so what is the purpose?

As you must surely know by now, it doesn’t completely stop infections (this was never claimed) but it does reduce your chance of infection and significantly reduces the chance of severe disease.

Yes, my 11 yo is getting it next weekend
She asked in December if she could get it when offered it
And for me it’s no different to other vaccines

Yep. 11yo has had his first dose (he's at risk but would have had it even if he wasn't), and 9yo will have hers when they offer it. I'd like my 4yo to be able to access one as well but will have to wait until she's 5yo.

No, she isn't up for it and I don't see a need. Im triple vaxxed and not had Covid but felt really crap after each dose. DH is also triple vaxxed and flu jabbed and had both recently, Flu much worse. DS (adult) was until quite recently unvaxxed and not had Covid. DD (primary age) has had Covid twice, both times almost asymptomatic.

It just seems unnecessary, I dont think the vaccines are bad or evil, I just no longer see the benefit of giving them to people unlikely to get very sick from Covid, even more so if someone doesn't want to have it. If DD changes her mind I will support her decision quite happily.

No

No

No. I've had all of mine. We all had covid at Christmas time.

I have a 4yo (not eligible yet I know, and he currently has covid anyway!) and an 8 year old. I personally won't be getting either vaccinated based on the information available to me today. However, I am by no means anti-vax and reserve the right to change my mind if data / information changes

No.
Why would I want to vaccinate two healthy children against something which is unlikely to harm there and the vaccine has not finished trials?
My children have been vaccinated against all other things e.g. polio.
Check out the reports of teenage boys having myocarditis. Even if this isn't true is it worth the risk? www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2251
I'm applying the rule of 'do no harm' first. It would be different if my children were vulnerable.

No way. I’m not antivax by any means but no.

Not yet, my 5yr old had it in Jan and only had a slight snuffle. She's had worse colds. Maybe at a later date though. If she hadn't have caught it i would be getting her vaccinated.

OK thanks all for replying. My first instinct about my DS was he won't be having it, and from the majority of your responses it seems like lots are also in agreement

I've booked mine in. Feel a tad uncomfortable in case of side effects etc, but right now it's a choice between potential long term effects of covid or effects of vaccine, so to me personally, vaccine wins hands down.

Absolutely not !!

Yes, absolutely.

Those of you whose primary aged children have had it, are they vulnerable? Just wondering as we had the letters saying 2 of my dc are vulnerable, don't contact anyone, you'll be called for an appointment. Still haven't heard anything. Which is fine if they are still trying to vaccinate the vulnerable children. But if they have started vaccinating the non vulnerable children I should probably call 119 to check we haven't been forgotten.

No, we’ve all just had covid so I’m hoping for natural immunity from that.