Should I give my 5 yr old and 4 yr old the flu vaccination?

Question

I heard that there are side affects to it? so Im not sure about it anymore..........

Answer 1

Definitely not.

Do NOT get vaccinated.

A vaccinated person is MORE likely to get a disease than a non-vaccinated person. The whole theory of vaccination is flawed. It causes a weakening of the immune system thus making those who are innoculated more susceptible to disease.
There are so many awful side effects to vaccination that it should be considered extremely dangerous.
Just sit back and think for a while.
Is there any sense in injecting a disease directly into your body.
We have been subjected to an awful mind control program to enable the drug manufacturers to make a fortune.

The Vaccination Hoax
http://www.whale.to/b/hoax1.html


If you go to the vaccination liberation web page, at
http://www.vaclib.org/exemption.htm
You will find all the forms necessary to provide exemption for your child.

If you want to study the history of vaccination, see
http://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/body/vaccination.html

Answer 2

Side effects or not, the flu is really only a serious health concern for the elderly, those working in hospital/health care settings and infants under age two. Everyone else who takes the flu vaccine is just doing so for "peace of mind" and convienience (how much sick time can you afford?).

Are you familiar with Cochrane Reviews? They collect all the published medical data and process it together to see if the conclusions of any given study correlate to those of the rest of the studies of the same thing. There was a Cochrane Review of the flu vaccine and they found that there was "not enough evidence to recommend universal vaccination against influenza in healthy adults"
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab001269.html

Another Cochrane Review of flu vaccines and children found that "nasal spray vaccines are better than injected vaccines at preventing influenza in children; neither were particularly good at preventing influenza-like illness"
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/AB004879.html

The "nasal spray vaccine" is the one that causes flu-like symtoms, so everyone is recommending the shot, but the truth is that neither one does what we expect it to do: PREVENT THE FLU or at least shorten the duration of it. Instead the Cochrane group found that "Use of the vaccine significantly reduced time off work but only by 0.16 days for each influenza episode". 0.16 days?! That's like, what? 3 hours? Whoopee!

Despite the total lack of evidence, the flu shots are being promoted as if they are an essential part of a healthy lifestyle. They're not. They're just another passing fad that puts our hard-earned dollars into the fat cat pharmaceutical companies pockets.

Resist the hype. Neither you or your children need the vaccine.

Answer 3

Yes, you should get them flu shots. There are no side effects, unless they are allergic to eggs, in which case they should NOT get it. Everybody thinks the flu shot gives you the flu, or a milder version of the flu, but it does not. That's a myth, ask your Dr. and he'll tell you the same. I've been getting flu shots since I was a kid, and it's never given me the flu. My daughter also gets the flu shot, it's especially important for her since she has asthma. The flu can cause ver serious complications, especially in kids, and there's no reason for that to happen when such a thing as the flu shot exists. The CDC recommends that all pre-schoolers get a yearly flu shot, and any kid with asthma, diabetes, or any thing that compromises their ability to fight off illness. The flu shot can cause a slight fever or soreness, you can give your kids a dose of children's Tylenol before you take them to get their shots.
Here, I looked it up, here's some facts about the flu shot:
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/keyfacts.htm

Answer 4

eve doctors recommend giving your child the flu shot if your children attend school or are in day-care the side affects are normally a low-grade fever you'll hear people say now your child will automatically get the flu that is so far from the truth my 4 yr. old has had it and my 19 month old daughters have had the shot and for two days they ran a low grade fever of 100. that was it and that was 2 wks ago and their fine

Answer 5

Yes you should give children under six years old the flu vaccination just to be safe.

Answer 6

yes, it will most likely bring on a much milder version of the flu, or nothing at all.
Its much better than them getting the severe form of the flu and since their immunity is low, risking hospitalizations or a week or two at home feeling horrible.

Answer 7

It will give them the flu. If you do give them the shot have them take an immunity booster to help them combat the shot. The flu shot give you the flu so that your body can build up an immunity to it. Frankly the shots are overrated.

Answer 8

ive heard that is great for older folks to get it but i would have to say . spent 15 years in the navy and had to take it every year. it made me sicker. ive been out going on 6 years i never take it . i havent got sick . i think this flu vaccinnation is a scam. you see how the news is always trying to scare us . best thing to do is keep the kids hands clean

Answer 9

A talk show I listen to covered this topic a couple of days ago. Apparently they are giving half-doses to BABIES! It doesn't appear to have serious side effects and doctors are recommending it for all children.

Answer 10

There might be some small sideeffects, but nothing like getting the flu