Seeing as we are lucky enough to have more than one working vaccine in the world... perhaps a slightly more sensible approach to rare but significant side effects might be to avoid something in groups vulnerable to that particular side effect ->
-> An investigation into factors that might predict a particular outcome might be wise so that we can see if there are any patterns to help avoid issues more easily. Blanket reassurances or shutdowns of programs seems extreme.
I wasn’t going to say anything, but the utter rubbish on the radio in the car on the way home was enough to make anyone go nuts.
Clearly there is a question.
A bunch of politicians saying “Nah she’ll be right” is not going to help, and neither is that crazy antivax poli...!
We have been given nuanced guidance on vaccines from TGA before & this is no different. Things that are going on are still extremely rare. TGA should investigate thoroughly and give further instructions if there are particular things we need to look out for in patients. Simple.
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I hope I am not teaching grandma to suck eggs, but for anyone trying to form a view point on kids and covid may I recommend the following. 🧵
To assess the strength of evidence:
👶🏼 Look for asymptomatic testing in kids. This is important as children usually have no symptoms at the time of infection.
👶🏼 Check to see what other mitigation might be affecting results, like economic shut downs, and in school mitigation.
👶🏼 check to see if the situation the kids were in, in the study, are the same as the situation you are about to face as a society. Look for mask use, ventilation and filtration use, and think... is this what we are doing? Can I expect the same results.