What I really find hard to stomach on all the frankly heinous statements in the JCVI minutes is that so much damage has already been done.
Failure to protect teens over summer despite unlocking and everyone with half a brain realising another wave would come is just shocking imo.
Failure to protect teens over summer despite unlocking and everyone with half a brain realising another wave would come is just shocking imo.
MHRA approved Pfizer for 12+ in June. We are in a pandemic. JCVI should not have needed nearly 4 months to come up with their non-decision/deferral to the CMO.
Reading the 💩 about using kids the way they suggest is so upsetting, but also how did they realistically imagine that
Reading the 💩 about using kids the way they suggest is so upsetting, but also how did they realistically imagine that
working?
The fact is that the majority of infections have been in <18s, these have seeded infections in other age groups, and we're seeing rising hospitalisations and deaths as a result, across all ages, including kids.
Our waning immunity would be far less of a concern if there
The fact is that the majority of infections have been in <18s, these have seeded infections in other age groups, and we're seeing rising hospitalisations and deaths as a result, across all ages, including kids.
Our waning immunity would be far less of a concern if there
wasn't such ludicrously unnecessary levels of virus around, more than rest of Europe combined, I believe...
The bitter irony of schools being disrupted due to infections is not something we should have to deal with, and children themselves getting sick is unforgivable.
As things
The bitter irony of schools being disrupted due to infections is not something we should have to deal with, and children themselves getting sick is unforgivable.
As things
stand, school vax is like trying to water a pot plant in a forest fire...it could have been so much easier over summer, and also reducing the need for boosters. The fact that kids currently ARE providing exposure to adults and it's exploding in our faces just goes to show, really
So, all I can hope is that we can somehow catch up on protecting our children, with BOTH doses necessary, and that we don't see a delay in considering the 5+ case once approved.
The recent parliamentary reports ring true here - rapidity is essential, plus learning from other
The recent parliamentary reports ring true here - rapidity is essential, plus learning from other
countries is critical. The information considered in the recent minutes is worryingly UK centric...
I presume that up to date info will be considered for paediatric infections, balanced with the next-to-no myocarditis yet seen in the UK...
The delays, mixed messages and deferrals
I presume that up to date info will be considered for paediatric infections, balanced with the next-to-no myocarditis yet seen in the UK...
The delays, mixed messages and deferrals
to me must surely be part of the reason that some folks are doubting the need to get kids protected. In particular, the narrative that COVID is benign in the young needs to change, and must include #LongCovidKids.
There are so many things I wish could have done differently, but I
There are so many things I wish could have done differently, but I
call on @sajidjavid to ensure that the same mistakes are not going to be repeated...
Also, weirdly folks are again concerned by high prevalence within partially vaccinated populations in terms of virus evolution...really?! Who'd have thought...
Also, weirdly folks are again concerned by high prevalence within partially vaccinated populations in terms of virus evolution...really?! Who'd have thought...
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