Thread by @karamballes

@adamhfinn talking with @Kit_Yates_Maths on @StephenNolan earlier

Finn says children less infectious, children more likely to be infected by adults than the other way round, schools not a significant issue for transmission

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Questioned about JCVI data being published, he says he's tweeted about it, have to consider risks of vaccination, then tries to dismiss it with "well minutes haven't been published yet, there's no conspiracy"

However the data has always been published a lot quicker than this
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But one of Finns final comments sticks out "we shouldn't be blaming children"

Sorry but thats an arguement I've only heard from a certain section of people, like "children need their own union"

Classic dismissal line used against those worried about children being infected

I'm going to bet the JCVI didn't consider many international studies and mainly focused on PHE studies conducted by a small group of paediatricians

Finn now on #r4today
Says schools aren't a main driver, transmission is occuring but there's a lot more going on

"Vaccines are safe but we are keeping an eye on rare reactions"

Then he says we expect herd immunity to develop in schools over time from infection and vaccination

Then the #r4today presenter asks "JCVI have been criticised for releasing too much information too soon, does too much transparency cause issues?"

Finn "We've built up trust with the public"

...too much information?