How many have been vaccinated so far?
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RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:
Has it been determined that primary aged children play a significant role in spreading Covid?
I think it is going to be hard to model for now given all given all of the restrictions that were in place but I guess we will find out in the Autumn term if distancing and class bubbles are removed.However I think those are with us for a while to come.
RonaldMcDonaldAteMyCat said:
What relevance is the flu vaccine here? The flu vaccine is fully tested and approved with a track record. Children can suffer from flu and are vectors of it. The risk/reward profile is very different to the Covid vaccines. Happy to let my children take the flu vaccine.
Can anybody list the direct health benefits to children from taking the Covid vaccines?
The flu vaccine is new every year... Can anybody list the direct health benefits to children from taking the Covid vaccines?
snuffy said:
Another option instead of paracetamol is to have a skin full of beer. Then if the next day you feel rough then you'll never know if it was the jab or the pop !
Great minds think alike. I had handful of beers last night after getting jabbed in the morning. However, aching limbs and a painful arm aren’t part of the usual hangover experience, so I think I am suffering from vaccine side effects 
HappyMidget said:
Had my first today, a bit of a queue but moved fairly quickly. Had OxAX. Took paracetamol before and after and no issues yet.
It's not advised to take anything unless you need it, since it may impact the vaccine's effectiveness. I took nothing, and needed nothing, absolutely no side-effects whatsoever.Gareth79 said:
HappyMidget said:
Had my first today, a bit of a queue but moved fairly quickly. Had OxAX. Took paracetamol before and after and no issues yet.
It's not advised to take anything unless you need it, since it may impact the vaccine's effectiveness. I took nothing, and needed nothing, absolutely no side-effects whatsoever.
vaud said:
Gareth79 said:
It's not advised to take anything unless you need it, since it may impact the vaccine's effectiveness.
Do you have a source for paracetamol interfering with vaccine efficacy?The idea of a vaccine is to give the immune system a good kick up the arse so drinking loads of water (or beer!) and using drugs to lower any fever produced are exactly the opposite of what an animal does when it’s fighting infection - it’s off it’s food, won’t drink, and is hiding somewhere curled up in a ball usually. We want our bodies to go through hell after the vaccine to teach the immune system as best we can. There’s a Dr Campbell video on YT suggesting exactly this. Haven’t seen a scientific source but it makes sense.
andy43 said:
I think it’s already known that giving a baby calpol after immunisations will lower any fever but is proven to also reduce immune response.
It is explicitly recommended by the NHS fo the MenB "It's recommended that you give your baby liquid paracetamol after the MenB vaccine to reduce the risk of a high temperature."NHS
NIO Ireland
I can find a site that references an NHS study, discussing the reduction in efficacy from calpol:
https://www.nicswell.co.uk/health-news/paracetamol...
"There was no reduction in immunity following just a single dose of paracetamol or the use of paracetamol to treat a developed fever. It was only the regular use of preventative paracetamol use that was associated with decreased immune response. On this basis, parents should not be concerned about giving paracetamol to their baby/child to treat a raised temperature or associated symptoms of pain and irritability."
As ever, looking at studies and evidence is important. I was curious by your statement and went to look (having kids who have had vaccinations with calpol
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