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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by afavour on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:00PM (#29881152)
> Shouldn’t we try very hard to avoid the possibility of screwing up a growing child’s body?

That's why we have the vaccine trials.

They're the very last step in testing a vaccine. And there really is no other option: if the end result is going to a vaccine given to small children at some point you're going to have to give it to some small children and see what happens. The only way around it is to not vaccinate children at all... which doesn't seem great from an ethical standpoint given the number of lives that have been saved by vaccines.

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by LouisSayers on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:46PM (#29882123)
I wouldn't be so quick to jump to the conclusion that not getting covid is better than not getting the vaccine for children.

There are studies coming out showing heart inflammation in younger people caused by the vaccines.

We should weigh up all the info to make a properly informed decision. Trials are there for a reason after all.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01630-0

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by throw6622 on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:25PM (#29882789)
It’s certainly worth evaluating, but if you read the study it says that the risk is 10-20x lower in getting the vaccine vs in getting COVID itself. Assuming you live in a world where COVID is rampant (we do), it sounds like the vaccines are a good call.
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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by sqrt_1 on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:39PM (#29884737)
From the study "Subgroup analyses by age showed the increased risk of myocarditis associated with the two mRNA vaccines was present only in those younger than 40."

See the graph here https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-021-01630-0/figures/2

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Re:More Americans are saying they’re ‘vaxxed and done’ by asabjorn on Monday January 10, 2022 @03:41PM (#29882022)
It seems reckless to me to enroll a kid in a vaccine trial where the FDA decided to skip the science advisory panel for childhood vaccines [1] because they last time denied the request. The way this is handled is unscientific, and I share the parents concern that this has no balance of risk vs reward.

The FDA skipping essential vaccine approval procedures in childhood vaccines, given fewer kids died of covid in 2020 than from the flu the year before, is one of the best signs that we are in a mass formation [2].

I understand that because there is only a liability shield for vaccines given to children pharma wants it for business reasons, but the FDA science advisory panel said risk vs reward does not scientifically justify childhood covid vaxx.

[1]https://www.wsj.com/articles/dangerous-push-to-give-boosters... [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLDpZ8daIVM

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