 [ Symptoms ] i need to know what all of the dangers are for giving an 8 month old caffeine & 2 flu shots win 8 months please we recently found out that my 8 mo old granddaughter is being given mt dew coffee & even cow is milk when she is lactose intolerant she also rcvd her 1st flu shot at birth in feb yet her father had them give her another one this week i need the facts on the dangers this all poses please [ Disease ] caffeine absolutely not only a fool would give caffeine to a baby as far as the milk is concerned an 8 month old should be on formula not milk so it could be a soy based formula or one that is lactose free flu vaccine the feb shot may have been last season is vaccine but a child is really not supposed to get their first flu vaccine until after six months of age the first time we often give them a 12 dose and then give another 12 dose a month later since i do not know the medical facts i am not exactly sure what she received but i can tell you that it is safe