Parents - are your kids having the swine flu jab?
Poll: Parents - are your kids having the swine flu jab?
Total Members Polled: 61
Discussion
We've had the letter for the boy (2) to have a swine flu vaccination. I am not for it, and neither is one of the guys i work with, who asked our work doctor before deciding. The wife thinks the lad should have it, as its a Government thing and therefore must be correct. Are your kids having it?
Gargamel said:
No, SF was overhyped and the vaccine I don't think is sufficiently proven (especially in that age group)
Any reason to suspect the immune response will differ in children?Or any reason to suspect why an attenuated vaccine would cause ill-health consequences?
Genuine questions. Obviously Swine Flu remains a diminishing but genuine risk whereas I've never heard any reason why you would not vaccinate your child?
inkiboo said:
Project 644 said:
Not offered yet, but there is no way that my little girl will have the jab.
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here and assume your child didn't have the MMR either?Measles, Mumps and Rubella are well documented and established diseases/viruses/infections. Swine Flu (imho) is a big headline designed to take the heat away from the
Project 644 said:
inkiboo said:
Project 644 said:
Not offered yet, but there is no way that my little girl will have the jab.
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark here and assume your child didn't have the MMR either?Measles, Mumps and Rubella are well documented and established diseases/viruses/infections. Swine Flu (imho) is a big headline designed to take the heat away from the
Wikipedia can provide "hard evidence" of both. (Obviously you should read the references as opposed to the main body of text though).
I wouldn't bother. Even if they catch it they will probably just come out the other side much tougher. Its the 'kill 99.9% of bacteria' worshippers who need to think about getting the jab. They will probably die 3 seconds after contracting swine flu (which they probably won't contract anyway - is it even still about?).
Edited by Shay HTFC on Friday 22 January 16:09
Project 644 said:
I want hard evidence before I believe them.
Evidence of what? The jab is a variant of the seasonal flu jab and pig panic affects younger people far more than normal flu. I genuinely can't see why you wouldn't have it if offered.FWIW MrsBill, who's pregnant, miniBill (age 2 and a bit) and I have had it.
I must admit I am unsure on the exact science, however I am not in the too scared to have the jabs done camp. Rather the opposite, it is a very low risk
However, no clinical trials to my knowledge have ever been carried out on under fives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8185897.stm
All my three have had all their shots, but not this one as I am unconvinced of any real benefit for them.
Gargamel said:
However, no clinical trials to my knowledge have ever been carried out on under fives.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8185897.stm
That's out of date: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/303/...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8185897.stm
Shaw Tarse said:
I'm not a parent so won't vote, but would be interested in how many doctors/nurses/ health workers as adults had the jab?
I believe they have to sign something to say that they have, and tell patients that they have (had it). 
Edited by grumbledoak on Friday 22 January 19:51
I didnt get it and have been continually offered it by my hopsital for weeks.
I'd like to see the actual epidemiological data which proves it affects younger people more significantly than regular seasonal flu. I have heard this several times now but nothing to actually back it up.
I dont see a reason to get a vaccination to a de novo strain of virus when my immune system seems to work fairly well by itself. If i had a chronic health issue such as COPD, asthma, diabetes, then I may well reconsider that decision.
Of course the government might see mass vaccination as a way of preventing mass illness during a time of recession, but that's clearly cynical, right?
I'd like to see the actual epidemiological data which proves it affects younger people more significantly than regular seasonal flu. I have heard this several times now but nothing to actually back it up.
I dont see a reason to get a vaccination to a de novo strain of virus when my immune system seems to work fairly well by itself. If i had a chronic health issue such as COPD, asthma, diabetes, then I may well reconsider that decision.
Of course the government might see mass vaccination as a way of preventing mass illness during a time of recession, but that's clearly cynical, right?
Both myself and my daughter have had it. I had the vaacine to protect my daughter and my patients (alot of my patients are immunosupressed, so at high risk).
My daughter had her vaacine on her 5th birthday - yes I know I am a cruel mother. She has a blood disorder, so swine flu could be fatal to her.
I know that it all seemed to be hyped up as worse than it is, but the young children are the ones more at risks. They are the ones who have died when they haven't had other medical problems. IMO the vaacine out weighs the risks of the swine flu if you are in at risk catergory.
My daughter had her vaacine on her 5th birthday - yes I know I am a cruel mother. She has a blood disorder, so swine flu could be fatal to her.
I know that it all seemed to be hyped up as worse than it is, but the young children are the ones more at risks. They are the ones who have died when they haven't had other medical problems. IMO the vaacine out weighs the risks of the swine flu if you are in at risk catergory.
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