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> there was never any good reason to give them to children

Except for lower rates and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in this population. See for example this recent meta-analysis: JAMA Pediatr. 2023;177(4):384-394. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.6243[1]

[1]https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/...



> While most children developed local AEs, severe AEs were rare, and most of AEs resolved within several days.

> Future studies with longer follow-up are warranted to monitor the long-term safety of mRNA vaccines.

The above seem reasonable enough to not give the vaccine to children who aren't vulnerable.


That's what I'm saying. The risks of testing this technology on children does not outweigh the possible benefits. More children have died of drowning in pool accidents than covid-19. Furthermore, young men and boys are at higher risk of vaccine-induced myocarditis, which is why some countries have stopped giving them this jab altogether.

In the study it notes "Moreover, the risk of vaccine-related serious adverse events (AEs), including myocarditis, in this age group was reported to be low.16,18."




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