| Covid Is a Greater Risk to Young People Than the Vaccines |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=60012"><span class="small">Jeremy Samuel Faust, Katie Dickerson Mayes and Céline Gounder, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Monday, 05 July 2021 08:27 |
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Excerpt: "The risk of vaccination must be compared against the risk of the disease that a vaccine prevents, not against zero risk."
Covid Is a Greater Risk to Young People Than the Vaccines05 July 21
But in part because of that lower toll, some parents are on the fence about getting their school-age children and teens vaccinated. As reports of side effects from vaccination emerge, the risks from vaccines can seem greater than those posed by the coronavirus. However, it still makes sense — indeed, it is crucial — to vaccinate young people against Covid-19. This remains true even when we consider the worst possible outcomes from vaccination. For example, an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met on June 23 to review data showing a likely association between a rare condition called myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, and Covid-19 vaccination with mRNA vaccines among teenagers and young adults in the United States. They found that more than 1,200 cases have been reported, and that they are mostly mild. The C.D.C. continues to recommend all people age 12 and older get vaccinated. (Children younger than 12 may be able to get vaccinated as early as this fall.) |
| Last Updated on Monday, 05 July 2021 09:09 |
he world got lucky: The toll of Covid-19 on young people and children has been much lower than it has been for adults.