Flu Vaccine

pollyanna24

I get my kids the vaccine. My choice as I am the primary caregiver. My ex is against it, but respects my decision (and realises that he doesn't have much say if I want them to get it).

However, he has said that he doesn't want the children when they get it in school for at least four days after they get it as he has a young baby (8 months) and doesn't want them near him.

I'll go with this as I would rather my children with me, but is there any sense in him doing this? From what I can see, the baby could be in contact with any number of people who have had the flu vaccine just by going out of the house.

Blackpool_Saver

I would say longer than 4 days myself.
The visiting children will have closer contact than the outside people

pollyanna24

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

I would say longer than 4 days myself.
The visiting children will have closer contact than the outside people

But is he likely to get anything, just because my kids have been vaccinated against it?

Blackpool_Saver

http://www.oxfordahsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PHE-factsheet-for-HCW-andheadteachers-on-LAIV-concerns-about-viral-shedding.pdf

pollyanna24

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

http://www.oxfordahsn.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PHE-factsheet-for-HCW-andheadteachers-on-LAIV-concerns-about-viral-shedding.pdf

Can't be bothered reading that, but if it says that they should stay away, it just means he misses out on a weekend with his kids.

Doesn't bother me. Or should I really be considering not doing the vaccine because of this?

Blackpool_Saver

pollyanna24 wrote: »

Can't be bothered reading that, but if it says that they should stay away, it just means he misses out on a weekend with his kids.

Doesn't bother me. Or should I really be considering not doing the vaccine because of this?

You can't be bothered? And not even a thank you.

:rotfl:

Blackpool_Saver

jackieblack wrote: »

When the children at our local Primary are immunised, anyone with compromised immunity has to stay away that day and the next.

Hmmm, well that says it all really.

pollyanna24

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

You can't be bothered? And not even a thank you.

:rotfl:

Sorry. Much appreciated.

Blackpool_Saver

pollyanna24 wrote: »

Sorry. Much appreciated.

You're welcome.
I can understand the new mum feeling vulnerable I remember feeling like that. As it doesn't bother you I would go along with it for the child's sake.

rach_k

http://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/nasal-flu-vaccine

Towards the bottom of that, it says that there's no evidence of healthy people catching flu because somebody in close contact with them has recently been vaccinated.

It does say that severely immunocompromised people should avoid contact with recently vaccinated people for 2 weeks. It doesn't mention babies but they're not severely immunocompromised so I assume they're included in 'healthy people'.

Your ex sounds like a muppet. There's no sense I can see in his '4 days' so, depending on how you feel, you might like to suggest either no time without the kids or the full 2 weeks!

donnac2558

I had my flu shot earlier this month and the nurse told me it takes 2 weeks before it starts to work.


Never knew that I thought 48 hours.:o