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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had our kids boosted when it was approved (in May I think?).  We all got Covid in July.  5 year old had almost no symptoms, 8 year old was sick for 2 days with cold symptoms and then recovered quickly.  Mid-40s DH and I were down for 2 weeks.  It was rough.  We were also boosted, but back in December.

I will happily get as many Covid shots as they approve because I can't imagine having it without the immune protection.  It was awful.  We did fully recover, no lingering issues, but I do not want a repeat if I can avoid it.[/quote]

My 8 year old was not boosted when she got it in July and she had a headache for 12 hours and that was her only symptom.  Kids that age aren't going to get very sick.  [b]I don't think you can attribute a child's mild illness to getting boosted[/b].[/quote]

This.  Kid likely would have had a mild illness even if he/she was not boosted.[/quote]

+1. My unvaccinated toddler got covid and had basically no symptoms. I had had three shots at the time (last January when everyone had covid) and was way sicker than him. The vaccines aren’t doing much for kids.  Everyone knows this by now. [/quote]

Yeah, but this isn't true across the board.  It totally depends on the kid.  And unfortunately it's hard to know which kids might be more impacted.  I know some kids who've gotten really sick from COVID and others who weren't affected at all.[/quote]

While you might be surprised at friends' children (since you don't know their medical status), it's really not difficult to know if you [i]own [/i]child will be heavily impacted. Mine had omicron - was a day-long headache. The only way I knew was because I came down with it four days later and literally never leave the house.[/quote]

I know my friend thought her daughter (who had never tested positive or shown any symptoms) was immune.  She ended up sick for days with a high fever and vomiting.[/quote]

Okaaaaaay. And? Are we trying to prevent fevers and vomiting now? We can't, you know.
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Yeah, you don't really know that. If a booster lessens severity maybe your kid only gets a headache and no fever at all. Maybe they miss only one day of school instead of 5.

My kids had no side effects from the first round of vaccines so I see no reason not to try the booster.  Maybe it helps and maybe it doesn't but we have nothing to lose and maybe a lot to gain.
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