There is zero data on whether Covid vaccine reduces hospitalization/death for kids under 5. Not one child in the under 5 trials was hospitalized or died, in either the vaccine or placebo group. Efficacy against severe illness is being inferred based on data from older age groups but we have no data for this age group.
There is zero data on whether Covid vaccine reduces hospitalization/death for kids under 5. Not one child in the under 5 trials was hospitalized or died, in either the vaccine or placebo group. Efficacy against severe illness is being inferred based on data from older age groups but we have no data for this age group.
Where is your stat about Covid being a 4-5 leading cause of death in kids? The CDC distributed a preprint with this figure at their approval meeting but the authors of the study later retracted it because it was flawed.
I also think it’s noteworthy that USA is one of the only countries in the world recommending vaccination for under 5. Most other countries are waiting for more data. If this was so incredibly urgent and important, why aren’t almost any other countries doing it? Even Israel, which arguably had the most aggressive vaccine campaign in the world for adults, voted to simply allow the vaccine for this who want it but stopped short of recommending it for kids under 5.
Look I am triple vaxxed. Got two shots while pregnant and the third while breastfeeding. It was a no brainer at the time and I don’t regret it. But I think it’s a different calculation for children now who are extremely low risk, have largely already been infected at least once so have natural immunity, and with a milder variant that is more vaccine resistant.
There is zero data on whether Covid vaccine reduces hospitalization/death for kids under 5. Not one child in the under 5 trials was hospitalized or died, in either the vaccine or placebo group. Efficacy against severe illness is being inferred based on data from older age groups but we have no data for this age group.
Where is your stat about Covid being a 4-5 leading cause of death in kids? The CDC distributed a preprint with this figure at their approval meeting but the authors of the study later retracted it because it was flawed.
I also think it’s noteworthy that USA is one of the only countries in the world recommending vaccination for under 5. Most other countries are waiting for more data. If this was so incredibly urgent and important, why aren’t almost any other countries doing it? Even Israel, which arguably had the most aggressive vaccine campaign in the world for adults, voted to simply allow the vaccine for this who want it but stopped short of recommending it for kids under 5.
Look I am triple vaxxed. Got two shots while pregnant and the third while breastfeeding. It was a no brainer at the time and I don’t regret it. But I think it’s a different calculation for children now who are extremely low risk, have largely already been infected at least once so have natural immunity, and with a milder variant that is more vaccine resistant.