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Originally Posted by Vanessa

Yes, but he's only 11 and not vaccinated. But he'll be ok thankfully.

That's why I think kids & youngsters should have been offered the vaccine ages ago . Especially when COVID was being spread on schools etc.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

That's why I think kids & youngsters should have been offered the vaccine ages ago . Especially when COVID was being spread on schools etc.

Vaccines reduce chances of hospitalisation , easing NHS burden. They don’t stop you from catching the virus

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Originally Posted by glib

Vaccines reduce chances of hospitalisation , easing NHS burden. They don’t stop you from catching the virus

I never said it 'stopped' people from catching COVID,but if more people get vaccinated then it will protect their immune system a bit better.

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Originally Posted by GoldHeart

I never said it 'stopped' people from catching COVID,but if more people get vaccinated then it will protect their immune system a bit better.

To be honest, if my understanding is correct, you get a better level of immunity from the actual virus itself rather than the vaccine alone so the large numbers of children who have had it are probably better protected than if they had been jabbed. The problems start if those children live with unvaccinated members of the family and those who are immuno-supressed. I caught it from my son but have had worse "regular" colds which I put down to being triple jabbed.

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A lot of the kids in my family have had it...they didn’t suffer any more than a mild cold....