My youngest has T21 and had always lots of lunch infections, bronchiolitis, colds and flu’s the first years. She got her first when she was 6months old, so a 2yr old certainly can have a flu shot ! My daughter is 6yrs years now and I get her yearly a flu shot done, just out of precaution.

I’ve never heard of a flu shot for a 2 year old as their own immunity should be strong enough to ward off major infection. Speak to your local GP for advise. A lot of children grow out of it. My son had tonsillitis every year as a little one now he;s a strapping young man and rarely suffers with it. The doctors erred on the side of not removing his tonsils.

No, none of my kids have ever had the flu shot and none of them will. Its a particularly nasty vaccination and has been known to have a number of nasty side effects (one version killed 5 children before they decided ban it for under 5’s). I’ve had 2 children get their tonsils and adenoids now and their problems cleared up once it was done. I was also a kid who was on antibiotics for tonsillitis continually as a child. Once my tonsils came out my problems stopped and now as an adult, I have never had the flu. I wouldn’t risk the flu shot with such a small child myself.

Good to know! Really very interesting comments on this!

I thought you couldn’t get a flu shot for anyone under the age of 5

You would have to ask if the Dr would recommend it at that age.

how did you go, dr do recommend flu shot but I don’t think it is at 2

Hope you managed to find the answer you were looking for.

Talk with your doctor about it

Did you get it for your 2 year old?

What did you decide to do in the end. I would seek advice from my GP.

I am not fond of constant antibiotics use either, I think it can have a negative effect on the immune system in the end from prolonged use. I think a flu shot could be worth doing.

I hope it all goes well for your little girl

Sounds like she may have a weaker immune system than your other children. I would definitely talk to your doctor, and maybe even get a second opinion.

talk to your doctor about it

I guess by the sounds it’s worth a try

I’d love to hear how you went with this. We all got ours done, including my two year old, and we’ve had a great, sickness free winter. I’ll definitely do it again.

I hope she has gotten a bit better since you posted this question. If your child is always getting head colds and not the flu, then unfortunately the flu shot will not do anything for this. The flu shot only reduces the risk of a couple of strains of the influenza virus, and is generally only recommended for people who get the flu often or are in high risk groups. As influenza (flu) is a virus, it will not prevent any illnesses that require antibiotics either, as they are bacterial and not viral. Best bet in my opinion is to ask the doctor if any of her illnesses are/could be influenza based, and if she has had the flu before, otherwise I wouldn’t personally get the shot

How did you go? Did you end up getting one or not?

Yes it worries me when children are constantly given antibiotics. I think it does effect their immune system over time. I would certainly talk to your doctor about the alternatives including the flu shot.