Thread by @JudeHFarrell

My family's trip to Germany for #OffLabelU5 treatment #Pfizer #VaccinesForAll #UrgencyOfEquity #ImmunizeUnder5s #ShotsForTots #ProtectingTheirFuture. 

A thread 🧵 1/7

We're in Germany right now. Landed Wed night, drove 2.5 hrs to our accommodation near the clinic. As the Doctor is working insane hours to help desperate families, they were still working and did a 1am house call. Like a German Mary Poppins minus the umbrella, plus mRNA 😆 2/7

When I heard FDA decision to withhold safe vaccines (+ of course the continued blocking of #OffLabelU5 by @CDCDirector) I was even happier to be here. I trust science. And honestly, with many Govts removing mask/social distancing requirements, who else was going to help us?? 3/7

I'm immunocompromised + self-isolate to protect myself/my babies. No human is built to grow, let alone thrive in isolation. We've been waiting to use the safe science available here but the refusal to remove age de-escalation + Govts decision to "let it rip" is inhumane 4/7

Long-Covid-kids is real. MIS-C is increasing. Babies are being hospitalised at higher rate than any other time in pandemic. Some stay in the ICU. Some never come home... 

Risks from Covid are FAR GREATER than the vaccines. Let alone the sequela we don't even know yet 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5/7

My babies did great cos science is FUCKING BRILLIANT + they've already had all childhood immunisations. No fever. No redness. And short-term tears disappeared with a cuddle. Now they're back to running me ragged 😅 while I try to get some work done. 6/7

Parenting a baby right now is like being on a plane going down. The decision makers put on their oxygen masks/life vests + tell parents of Under5s to assume brace position and pray.

Of course we're in Germany. We're privileged. But we shouldn't need to be. Next shot~3 wks  7/7