Taken from the website pandata.org
- Children and young people have a mostly mild or asymptomatic presentation when infected with SARS-CoV-2. They are at near-zero risk of death from COVID-19.
- There is an unusually high rate of reported adverse events and deaths following the COVID-19 vaccines compared to other vaccines. Some adverse events are more common in the young, especially myocarditis. Where potential harm exists from an innovation and little is known about it, the precautionary principle dictates to first do no harm. Better safe than sorry.
- Medium and long-term safety data about the COVID-19 vaccines are still lacking. Children and young people have a remaining life expectancy of 55 to 80 years. Unknown harmful long-term effects are far more consequential for the young than for the elderly.
- Vaccination policies rely on expected benefits clearly outweighing the risk of adverse events from the vaccination. The risk-benefit analysis for the COVID-19 vaccines points to a high potential risk versus no benefit for children and young people.
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from children to adults is minimal and adults in contact with children do not have higher COVID-19 mortality.
- It is unethical to put children and young people at risk to protect adults. Altruistic behaviors such as organ and blood donation are all voluntary.
- Several prophylactic treatments as well as the COVID-19 vaccines are available to high-risk individuals so they can protect themselves.
- Natural immunity from infection with SARS-CoV-2 is broad and robust and more effective than vaccine immunity, especially in combating variants. Children and young people are safer with natural immunity.
- There are several prophylactic (preventive) protocols and effective treatments available to children and young people with comorbidities.
- Vaccinating children and young people is not necessary for herd immunity. After a year and a half of the pandemic, most people either have pre-existing immunity from other coronaviruses, have recovered from COVID-19 or have been vaccinated.
THERE IS THUS NO MEDICAL OR PUBLIC HEALTH CASE FOR THE MASS VACCINATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, OR FOR COERCIVE OR RESTRICTIVE MEASURES AFFECTING THOSE WHO ARE UNVACCINATED.
The UK Guardian piece ” Delta surge could leave hundreds of thousands with long Covid” , cites research as to percentage infected gets long Covid: 17 % of middle age, 7.8 % of young people, and those that affects daily route is 1.2 % of 20 year olds, 4.8 % of middle age, and risk factor as to with asthma is 1.32 and overweight is 1.25, but not much data on less than 20 year old.
Yet The Lancet Report of July 7 titled ” Mass infection is not an option : we must do more to protect our young” This a concern with July 19 restrictions eliminated, and cites 5 points of concerns as to young people and dangers of not enough people now vaccinated. Says current path by the govn, by Boris Johnson, for reopening the economy is unethical and not logical!
I wonder if Brain or Terry would list and address those 5 points mentioned in the Lancet abstract, as it seems to be the opposite, or counter to much of what this articles says.
Who to believe?
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That’s not the Lancet that got the virus origin a little mixed up???
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I suppose the Lancet can be wrong at times, but what of their 5 points, any counter argument?
Sometimes I begin to tire of this endless opinion of experts and non experts on this Corona virus, and vaccines good and vaccines bad.
Lately I have read about 1/3 of Gates Climate solutions, and wonder what Brian would think of Gates insights of problems and solutions. I think there is much in Gates that Brian would agree with, example as to the problems with solar and wind, and big need for nuclear , but that power generation is only a fraction of the problems to eliminate 51 gigatons of CO2 per year for net zero.
So far I see the problems beyond solution in our limited time frame, especially as to limited ability of poor countries to do transitions, and so, staying on coal and other fossil fuels.
Of course,first one must accept that the climate has a big problem needing fixing, and I think Brian does not agree to that first premise, and would not read past the first page of Bill Gates?
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Hi Winston,
i saw your post and wondered has your thought been more solidified (whether for or against) as i think its been roughly 3 months since you posted your comments…
This is out of curiosity…also what has moved you to your current stance?
thank you
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Noted.
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Reblogged this on Think for Yourself.
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I’m actually glad about at least some kids don’t have covid 19. I never had covid. Does that mean I have some immunity?
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Likely.
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