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Re:What the Gardasil Testing May Have Missed by blindriver on Sunday March 17, 2024 @02:59AM (#39732472)
By the time omicron became the prevalent variant, which is the time when the children’s vaccine became available, the notion of excess deaths for unvaccinated had vanished.

In terms of children specifically, overall the number of children who died from Covid was extremely small and almost all died because of underlying conditions not from Covid.

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Re:What the Gardasil Testing May Have Missed by evantbyrne on Sunday March 17, 2024 @11:11AM (#39734962)
COVID mortality has always been correlated with age. Even so, excess deaths indicate that the official stats are an undercount. And vaccination mandates had broader positive effects beyond just child mortality. Children/teens don't typically die from the flu, but still benefit from flu shots. The people around them who would otherwise be infected also benefited from vaccination drives.
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