Mormad said:
BBW12OG said:
Just gonna leave this here.....
The risk of myocarditis in that age group is 0.05% with the Vax. It is higher than that with infection. When they do get myocarditis it is overwhelmingly very benign and treated with NSAIDS. For kids at risk of bad outcomes with dz and a 0.05% chance of a benign cardiac inflammation that'll go away with ibuprofen, many parents SHOULD consider the vaxx based on advice from their pediatrician.
Again with the OR. This isn't an OR scenario anymore (if it ever was). It is an AND scenario.
The VAST majority of children have already had COVID. (The number being estimated in excess of 75%).
We know at this point the vaccine does not prevent infection AND most children have already had COVID.
Have their been extensive studies on post-infection COVID vaccination in children? Since most children HAVE had COVID. How much study has been done on potential elevated risks?Since most children have already had COVID, why subject them to a vaccine that is meant to target a variant that hasn't been in circulation for over two years? And even those that haven't had COVID are still going to get it post vaccination.
If a tree falls in the woods..... Is there any measurable serious illness prevented from a child who has already had COVID by giving them a 'wild-type' vaccine?
It is a slight of hand to compare the risks of myocarditis from the VACCINE ONLY and from COVID ONLY when that isn't the reality. The reality is VACCINE AND COVID, especially in a post-Omicron world. And the science is not completely settled about where the balance is on both sides... more study is necessary.
Children are typically not at risk from severe COVID complications. This vaccine does not prevent catching COVID.
If we want to do a different set of calculations for immunocompromised children, then let's do that. But as stated in other posts, that isn't the government sales pitch.
But come on, the VRBPAC presentation and data was a joke. This EUA is comical. The standard for drug approval are disgustingly low.
Parents can make their choice, but at least they should know how weak the argument is to actually vax the average kid (who likely has already had AND recovered from COVID).