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UK opts not to vaccinate most under 18 against COVID-19
PBS ^ | July 19, 2021 | Danica Kirka, AP

Posted on 07/20/2021 9:16:28 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

LONDON (AP) — The British government has decided not to inoculate most children and teenagers against COVID-19 until more data on the available vaccines becomes available.

Children as young as 12 with severe neuro-disabilities, Down syndrome, immunosuppression and multiple or severe learning disabilities, as well as those who are household contacts of individuals who are immunosuppressed, will be eligible for vaccination, the government said Monday.

The decision to hold off giving shots to most people under age 18 was based on the recommendation of an expert advisory panel. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said the health benefits of universal vaccination don't outweigh the risks for most young people, who typically suffer only mild symptoms of the virus.

Aside from medical and scientific questions surrounding the use of COVID-19 vaccines by adolescents, many public health experts have raised questions about the morality of inoculating low-risk children at a time when many of the world's most vulnerable people still lack access to vaccines.

Professor Andrew Pollard, who was instrumental in developing the AstraZeneca vaccine, told Parliament's science and technology committee last month that vulnerable adults elsewhere should be prioritized over children.

"It is older adults, those with other health conditions, and health care workers who are looking after them, who absolutely have to be prioritized," he said.

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1 posted on 07/20/2021 9:16:28 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

SMART move.


2 posted on 07/20/2021 9:17:07 AM PDT by House Atreides
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

It’s about time, the US needs to follow this lead


3 posted on 07/20/2021 9:19:12 AM PDT by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No Amazon, No Chy-Na made )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege; C19fan

Boris didn’t want 200,000 angry Brits knocking on his door like Marcon.


4 posted on 07/20/2021 9:20:19 AM PDT by KC_Lion
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Makes sense.


5 posted on 07/20/2021 9:25:44 AM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Obviously...they’re racists.


6 posted on 07/20/2021 9:28:28 AM PDT by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

“The decision to hold off giving shots to most people under age 18 was based on the recommendation of an expert advisory panel. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said the health benefits of universal vaccination don’t outweigh the risks for most young people, who typically suffer only mild symptoms of the virus.”

A good first step.

Next remove any requirement for healthy people over 18 to about 70 to be vaccinated. If these people want to be vaccinated, they can decide if they want the vaccine, not some damn bureaucrat.


7 posted on 07/20/2021 9:33:05 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in China, Cuba, Canada or ?????! I would move there! Covid 19 über alles!!!)
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To: arkfreepdom

A goid development in part because it allows two parents in family court to disagree about subjecting their minor children to the Clot shots without the pro parent getting away scot free with a like-minded judge branding the con parent as crazy.

Commenting for a friend.


8 posted on 07/20/2021 9:33:31 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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To: House Atreides
The studies I see show that children with severe comorbidities have a 1% mortality with COVID. For children as a whole, the rate of serious side effects from the vaccine is at least 0.01% (Washington State study) and that is probably a 10X underestimate.

So the risk/benefit tradeoff says do not vaccinate most children.

9 posted on 07/20/2021 9:36:03 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: KC_Lion

Boris didn’t want 200,000 angry Brits knocking on his door like Marcon.

More than that let Boris know how they felt about his B$!!!

Mean while in the UK, Mother Land of the Aussies:

Maskless in London this past week!:

Summer Soltice fun without the maskerbations, panic and spacing in London!

Freed from the Maskzi’s!

https://twitter.com/SimonPForrester/status/1408914481736998919?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1408914481736998919%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fvaccineimpact.com%2F2021%2Fhundreds-of-thousands-take-to-the-streets-in-london-to-protest-and-fight-for-their-children%2F

Even in Australia!: The natives there are restless and on the move!

https://anti-empire.com/freedom-breaks-out-as-australian-crowds-defy-lockdown-directives-to-vegetate/


10 posted on 07/20/2021 9:36:11 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (If I wanted to live in China, Cuba, Canada or ?????! I would move there! Covid 19 über alles!!!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Not to worry. Pharma will buy up a few more MPs and they’ll soon be jabbing everyone.


11 posted on 07/20/2021 9:38:41 AM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

WTH? Didn’t they just drop their mandates yesterday as well? And we still have the vax 12 yr olds and up push and mask 3 yr olds and up “suggestions” in place. The Stoopidness, it hurts my little pea brain.


12 posted on 07/20/2021 9:43:27 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: House Atreides

“Smart move”.

DITTO


13 posted on 07/20/2021 9:51:18 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: one guy in new jersey

I recommend the shot but not to kids. Over 30 would be my recommendation.


14 posted on 07/20/2021 10:51:27 AM PDT by arkfreepdom
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

The stats say that if you are under 30, you have little to no chance of being seriously affected by Covid.


15 posted on 07/20/2021 11:03:46 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Seruzawa

Not to worry. Pharma will buy up a few more MPs and they’ll soon be jabbing everyone.
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Hope not, the EU Vaers system is reporting 18,000 deaths from the jab but are maintaining it is an acceptable risk/ reward.


16 posted on 07/20/2021 12:46:05 PM PDT by delta7
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To: arkfreepdom

Over 30 would be my recommendation.
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Huh? Do you not realize the average age of dying OF Covid is officially 72 years old? Under 65 has a 99.9 percent survival rate, sheesh….


17 posted on 07/20/2021 12:48:43 PM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

I’ve seen a healthy 42 yo die in last 24 hours. That’s my recommendation but would never mandate it or support requiring it.


18 posted on 07/20/2021 12:57:00 PM PDT by arkfreepdom
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19 posted on 07/20/2021 1:23:28 PM PDT by PMAS (Vote with your wallets, there are 80 million of us - No Amazon, No Chy-Na made )
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To: delta7

Sorry, my deaths by jab are low, they have increased much in the last week.EU, now reports 20,000 dead from the jab, and the US is at 11,400…..for the vaxers, are these still acceptable risk/ reward numbers?
….I will not mention the 450,000 reported side effects….I expect all categories to increase exponentially as t8me marches on.


20 posted on 07/20/2021 2:25:59 PM PDT by delta7
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