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Unregistered 11:01 AM 09-20-2014
I have a child getting a flu shot on Monday morning and then coming to daycare. Is there any reason why this is a bad idea? Would the weakened virus be potentially contagious?
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EntropyControlSpecialist 08:57 PM 09-20-2014
If a child receives a vaccine I do not allow them back until a full 24 hours has passed. I tell parents to do it on a Friday or Saturday.
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sally 05:14 AM 09-21-2014
Sometimes it's not always possible for children to get shots on Friday or Saturday. In my city (which is 10,000) you have few choices for getting children flu shots or other vaccines. If under 18 they have to be done at the dr's office which depends on when you can get them in and it costs a bundle. My family has blue cross blue shield insurance but it doesn't cover any shots or vaccines so we have to pay full price out of pocket at the dr's office and for my 2 children just having flu shots alone can cost us over $200. So most families including us go to the walk in clinic through our hospital for families who are not insured or under insured but they only are open on Wednesdays. 1 Wednesday is 9am to 11am and the next Wednesday is 4pm to 6pm. But the cost is only $20.00 per child which is way cheaper. Sorry just wanted to give another perspective on this as is not always easy to have child away from daycare for 24 hours after flu shot if they can only be given on a Wednesday.
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Blackcat31 07:31 AM 09-21-2014
Originally Posted by sally:
Sometimes it's not always possible for children to get shots on Friday or Saturday. In my city (which is 10,000) you have few choices for getting children flu shots or other vaccines. If under 18 they have to be done at the dr's office which depends on when you can get them in and it costs a bundle. My family has blue cross blue shield insurance but it doesn't cover any shots or vaccines so we have to pay full price out of pocket at the dr's office and for my 2 children just having flu shots alone can cost us over $200. So most families including us go to the walk in clinic through our hospital for families who are not insured or under insured but they only are open on Wednesdays. 1 Wednesday is 9am to 11am and the next Wednesday is 4pm to 6pm. But the cost is only $20.00 per child which is way cheaper. Sorry just wanted to give another perspective on this as is not always easy to have child away from daycare for 24 hours after flu shot if they can only be given on a Wednesday.
This may be true but just because it may not be possible to get vaccines on a Friday doesn't mean the fall out has to be on the provider.

If a parent can't get their child vaccines on a Friday or a day when they have the following two days off, then they need to call on family or friends to help them out and not simply expect the provider to make an exception.

Parenting and figuring out how to manage time with kids and their needs IS hard but its not MY (provider) responsibility to be part of if it goes against my program policies.

For me, there is NO EXCUSE or valid reason that a parent could present that would convince me to make an exception to my exclusion rules....even if that meant they would leave my care.
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NoMoreJuice! 08:30 AM 09-21-2014
I always recommend flu vaccines for all my kiddos...the more protection we have in this petri dish of a house the better! I've never excluded the next day, but I know it's very common to exclude.

It's important to note that my kids under 2 years old have to get the killed virus via injection, but children 2 years and up should always get the live nasal spray vaccine. It's WAY more effective! Either way, there is no chance of spreading the virus to others. The only reason to exclude is usually because it can cause the child that was vaccinated to be a little tired or "not himself." Sometimes they get a little runny nose or they feel achy, but this is just the immune system reacting to learning the codes for the viruses, not actually becoming sick.
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EntropyControlSpecialist 01:42 PM 09-21-2014
Originally Posted by NoMoreJuice!:
I always recommend flu vaccines for all my kiddos...the more protection we have in this petri dish of a house the better! I've never excluded the next day, but I know it's very common to exclude.

It's important to note that my kids under 2 years old have to get the killed virus via injection, but children 2 years and up should always get the live nasal spray vaccine. It's WAY more effective! Either way, there is no chance of spreading the virus to others. The only reason to exclude is usually because it can cause the child that was vaccinated to be a little tired or "not himself." Sometimes they get a little runny nose or they feel achy, but this is just the immune system reacting to learning the codes for the viruses, not actually becoming sick.
Many side effects can be had from vaccinations including life threatening ones. Not something I am willing to take on at all. Interestingly enough, every single child that had the live nasal spray last year came down with the flu and was out of daycare for at least a week. Every child that wasn't vaccinated didn't get the flu or were only ill 3 days tops. Just some interesting observations.
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SignMeUp 02:54 PM 09-21-2014
Originally Posted by EntropyControlSpecialist:
Many side effects can be had from vaccinations including life threatening ones. Not something I am willing to take on at all. Interestingly enough, every single child that had the live nasal spray last year came down with the flu and was out of daycare for at least a week. Every child that wasn't vaccinated didn't get the flu or were only ill 3 days tops. Just some interesting observations.
We have such small "sample groups" that it's impossible to draw any accurate conclusions from what happens in our homes. For example, in contrast to your group, all of my children had the vaccine and none of them had the illness.
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TwinKristi 03:20 PM 09-21-2014
Originally Posted by NoMoreJuice!:
I always recommend flu vaccines for all my kiddos...the more protection we have in this petri dish of a house the better! I've never excluded the next day, but I know it's very common to exclude.

It's important to note that my kids under 2 years old have to get the killed virus via injection, but children 2 years and up should always get the live nasal spray vaccine. It's WAY more effective! Either way, there is no chance of spreading the virus to others. The only reason to exclude is usually because it can cause the child that was vaccinated to be a little tired or "not himself." Sometimes they get a little runny nose or they feel achy, but this is just the immune system reacting to learning the codes for the viruses, not actually becoming sick.
Actually the flu mist can shed spreading it to other people.

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Can people who have gotten the nasal spray flu vaccine spread the vaccine viruses to others?
Yes, it is possible, but it is very rare. Data indicate that both children and adults vaccinated with nasal spray flu vaccine can shed vaccine viruses after vaccination, although in lower amounts than typically occurs during shedding of wild-type influenza viruses. Rarely, shed vaccine viruses can be transmitted from vaccine recipients to unvaccinated persons. However, serious illnesses have not been reported among unvaccinated persons who have been infected inadvertently with vaccine viruses.

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Second Home 03:38 AM 09-22-2014
Last year my dh took my son (10 yrs )to the dr. They said he needed the flu shot so my dh agreed ( I never give it to my kids). A day later his arm swelled up from elbow to shoulder , was hard ,hot to the touch and a fever , he was miserable . That is why I would want the dck to stay home 24 hours after a shot , you never know how someone will react.
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