If you are a health care professional or biologist / pharmacologist lab type person....

[Concordia]

Are you getting your under 5s vaccinated against swine flu?
I just want your opinions because i don't trust the government to make decisions on these things based on science. Just based on what looks good for them.

Yes, DH & I are both HCPs. Don't have a problem with it at all.

thanks liath and a little bump...

Yes, I am a consultant and my DS is booked in for his next week.

second hand here but the nurse who did dd's said she had both her children done.

Yes, and yes.

I'm a pharmacist, DD1 has had her jab and DD2 will be vaccinated when she is 6 months.

As far as I'm concerned the risks of contracting a life-threatening virus outweigh any concern I might have about the mild side effects of the vaccine. DD1 barely even whimpered when she was vaccinated, and had suffered no ill-effect whatsoever.

I'm a GP and will definitely have my two vaccinated.

I'm a clinical pharmacologist, and will be having my two younger ones vaccinated, as will my boss (former GP).

Yes

mine aren't under 5 but i would think long and hard if they were and I suspect the answer might be No.
That is all thoretical and I have no idea if I would or not.
I haven't had it either.

thanks for this thread.Had my one year old vaccinated,but scared stiff about squalene.Has anyone any concerns/info about it too?

also why are they giving under threes it when not properly tested in this age group?.I somehow missed this info when researching(which i did for a few hours!!) and now really regretting the jab..Wish i'd not been so hasty.

Yes for dd (In high risk group with neurodevelopmental issues)

Yes for self

yes generally having seen 2 patients in ICU and 1 on ward really poorly for a month +