Children turning 5 from this month won't be eligible for Covid vaccination

[unim]

I'm furious and so upset. I have been waiting for my daughter to turn 5 in September so I can get her vaccinated. Have just read that she now won't be eligible for a vaccination until she is 11 or 12!

www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/06/anger-at-plans-to-roll-back-covid-vaccines-to-under-11s-in-england

Does anyone know any countries that are a short flight away where under-11s can get Covid vaccinations without being resident?

Are you going to drip feed that she is ECV?

That's batshit. The UK's approach to Covid vaccines is just baffling.

I'm not sure what options you have tho OP

Just in case those with CEV children were worried it says this:
"Children aged 5-11 will no longer be offered Covid jabs, except those in clinical risk groups, UKHSA confirms"

No, she isn't extremely clinically vulnerable, I am just shocked that this isn't going to be a standard option for all children in the UK.

My friends in Canada and the US with children are already being offered booster vaccinations for 5-11 years olds. The UK is really an outlier on this one.

It is shit, Long covid destroys lives

Before Covid vaccines were available to 5-11 years olds in the UK, some people were taking their kids to Austria where paediatric vaccination was on offer to anyone in walk-in centres.

I am hoping to be able to get her vaccinated in another country, I will happy pay for it privately (unfortunately not an option here in the UK although you can get other childhood vaccinations such as chickenpox privately) or travel for it.

Just wondering where I can go to have it done.

WTF?!

My DD turns 5 in October. So I assumed she would get vaccinated at some point after that. My DS is 7 and had his this summer.

I am not particularly upset or worried about my DD as we’ve all had covid more than once and she’s been fine, but that’s not really the point! I thought the main reason kids were done was to help reduce the spread, rather than the risk to the kid themselves (although I know of course it still exists!).

I suppose they are prioritising the new booster now and don’t have time for kids coming in dribs and drabs as they turn 5. I do think given schools are such germ fests that we should do all we can to protect the whole of society this winter and wish you could get it at your gp if you requested it, even if you weren’t invited for it. Or pay privately. Oh well.

What about children in tat age group who have only had 1 dose? Will they still be offered a second? We had to wait a while because DD had just had Covid ...

The article seems to suggest they carry on with the programme as they are eligible

The NHS in England vaccinates in line with this guidance and eligible children who turned five by 31 August can still come forward for the jab,” he said

Thank you!

The vaccine only lasts 3-6 months it’s not like polio where you’re vaccinated and it lasts forever. You could pay to go abroad but unless you went a few times a year it’s pointless.

I thought the main reason kids were done was to help reduce the spread, rather than the risk to the kid themselves

which is ethically extremely dubious.

@SpicyJalfrezi

I thought the main reason kids were done was to help reduce the spread, rather than the risk to the kid themselves

which is ethically extremely dubious

Which is how most vaccines work. The more people that have the vaccine, the less the disease can be caught and spread. And, yes, diseases do have different risks for each person. Rubella, for instance. We immunise children for this not necessarily for their own risk, but for the risk it presents to unborn children. Do you have a problem with this too?

Wtf

the minimum age in the us is 6 months. It is absolutely parental choice but it is definitely available.

It’s just like getting your child a flu shot at this point. We expect an annual booster every fall.

What upsets me is that this removes parental choice.

It's also totally out of line with most other developed countries!

Isn’t that kind of the point of most vaccines? Herd immunity and all that?

My kids are getting the flu nasal spray at school and I’m pretty sure that’s also more for society’s benefit than them personally. I’m happy that their flu risk is lower and less risk to our household and grandparents etc

I’d agree it was morally wrong if a vaccine was forced upon them without my consent. But that’s not the case

@unim Hi, just wondering if you have got an answer to your question (nearby countries which offer Covid vaccination to non-resident children)? Would be interested to know more myself. Thanks.

Also, do you know if Austria still offers vaccination to kids (including non-residents) in walk-in centres ? If so, where may I find out more info please?
Thank you very much in advance.

It’s herd immunity.

Why on earth would you WANT to have a healthy 5 yr old vaccinated?
There is no way I would let my small child have this vaccine. Have you not read about the possible side effects?

www.oraclefilms.com/safeandeffective

Perhaps watch the film and be grateful you're not being encouraged to vaccinate them!

My son had covid and was fine. We do not want him to have the vaccine and he is in the clinically extremely vulnerable group.

Iloveautumn3 totally agree with you yes everyone should watch( safe and effective ) then think about getting kids the vaccine i for one definitely won't

Are there many healthy 5 year olds left who haven’t already had covid anyway? My DD turns 5 soon and I wasn’t planning to bother because she’s had it more than once already with basically zero symptoms.

You can go to Germany and they will vaccinate foreign children 6 months plus; it’s now very standard in a lot of countries to make it available. UK is a bit of an outlier currently.
You will need to make contact with a GP in Germany before you travel of course, though they do run general clinics.