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Original poster

What country can I travel to for a Covid vaccination for my 5-year old?

82 replies

unim · 29/04/2023 23:28

She isn't allowed to have it here, because she was born in September - if she had been born two weeks earlier in August she would be able to have it here, but children who have turned 5 since September are not eligible.

Is there any European country that offers Covid vaccination to 5-11 year olds, where we can just walk in and don't have to be residents of that country? I want to get her vaccinated.

Not interested in debate or in talking about why I'd like her vaccinated - just any information on where we can get it done, please.

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dementedpixie · 29/04/2023 23:42

Do you even need it now?

KnickerlessParsons · 30/04/2023 00:03

I doubt you can just rock up at any country and have a vaccination.
Why don't you email some GP equivalents in our nearest neighbours - Ireland and France - and ask? Google "Doctors in Dublin" or whatever.

Doggydarling · 30/04/2023 00:31

As far as I remember (no young children so didn't go through it myself) you need a PPS number and to be resident in Ireland to get vaccinated here. If a child didn't have a PPS number the parent/guardian could register them on the HSE site using their own details but i think its pretty strict. Also I think it is given in more than one dose. I seriously doubt you can arrive in for a quick visit and get vaccinated, the HSE would have no way of knowing if you'd already had your child vaccinated in another country. Sorry you are going through this, it seems quite important to you.

mrsbyers · 30/04/2023 01:55

Is it available privately in the U.K. maybe

Saschka · 30/04/2023 02:01

mrsbyers · 30/04/2023 01:55

Is it available privately in the U.K. maybe

Yep, I’d check with a travel clinic in the UK first - they may well be able to give one, there’s no shortage anymore.

Posters mocking you and saying it isn’t needed - maybe a family member is vulnerable and they want to minimise the chances of DD catching it and passing it on to them.

JaneJeffer · 30/04/2023 02:07

maybe a family member is vulnerable and they want to minimise the chances of DD catching it and passing it on to them
Can't they explain this to a GP if that's the case?

You won't be able to get it in Ireland if you're not a citizen.

WandaWonder · 30/04/2023 02:10

Wouldn't travelling increase the chances of your child catching it in the first place?

Gladlynot · 30/04/2023 08:11

It still isn’t available privately.

dementedpixie · 30/04/2023 08:39

You cant pay for it privately in the UK

Original poster
unim · 30/04/2023 15:15

It's not available privately in the UK.

I am pretty sure some countries do offer walk-in vaccinations without having to be resident in the country, I just need to identify which ones. It is hard to google in different languages so I am looking for some recommendations to research.

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Original poster
unim · 30/04/2023 15:17

I have explored all the NHS options here and have been told she doesn't qualify, but we do need it (very vulnerable family member who we have to see often but who we don't actually live with).

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2bazookas · 30/04/2023 15:20

why don't you just pay a private GP or private clinic in the UK?

SecretVictoria · 30/04/2023 15:21

JaneJeffer · 30/04/2023 02:07

maybe a family member is vulnerable and they want to minimise the chances of DD catching it and passing it on to them
Can't they explain this to a GP if that's the case?

You won't be able to get it in Ireland if you're not a citizen.

No. My DH is CEV. I’m not allowed any more boosters and they queried whether I should be allowed to have my last one. It’s shit. I’d pay if I could.

BertieBotts · 30/04/2023 15:23

We just went to a walk in clinic to have ours in Germany, but we had to show our health insurance cards. I'd imagine that's how it works in most of Europe, as it's how they claim the costs back to get it free.

I'm pretty sure you could do it in America but it's a long way to go!

FlounderingFruitcake · 30/04/2023 15:28

You can in the US, you can book it online with Walgreens, but that’s a long way to go especially as you would have to go twice!

loulouljh · 30/04/2023 15:32

er why> the vaccine does not stop transmission!!!

Original poster
unim · 30/04/2023 16:06

2bazookas · 30/04/2023 15:20

why don't you just pay a private GP or private clinic in the UK?

Covid vaccines aren't available privately in the UK.

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IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 30/04/2023 17:00

I can't offer any help @unim, but I hope you find a solution. I'm carer for my 80 year old dm who is a cancer patient. My youngest child is 10, she was vaccinated in the morning of the first day u12s became eligible last spring. I totally understand your situation and wish you luck.

GoldenAye · 01/05/2023 01:25

loulouljh · 30/04/2023 15:32

er why> the vaccine does not stop transmission!!!

Why bother answering if you can't be bothered reading the OP properly?

XXYY · 01/05/2023 22:37

You could get the vaccination in Ireland as a visitor. The Irish health board requires a written confirmation from a local Irish hotel that says you are staying at that hotel while visiting Ireland (since you are not resident). That's the info I got from Irish health board (HSE.ie). Worth enquiring again just to be sure. Think you need two doses.

Oglinawu · 02/05/2023 23:00

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Fizzadora · 02/05/2023 23:12

But the COVID vaccine doesn't stop transmission, as a PP has said, it just reduces the severity of the illness if you do get it, so your 5 year old being unneccessarily vaccinated will not protect your vulnerable relative.
Stop being ridiculous.

Mossstitch · 02/05/2023 23:19

I work in a hospital, many of my colleagues have had 4 jabs and on their third bout of covid. There is absolutely no point,it will not stop your child getting it and transmitting it and the vaccination could make them ill.

itsmylife7 · 02/05/2023 23:21

As you're trying to protect a vulnerable adult can't you just test your child before you visit?