> Still I don't understand the current approach to COVID in the US. Vaccines are safe and available yet we only just approved the use in children under 12 The

> Still I don't understand the current approach to COVID in the US. Vaccines are safe and available yet we only just approved the use in children under 12 The main issue here is that covid is less of a problem for people who are younger. That means rarer issues can start to outweigh benefits. It's easily possible for vaccines to be beneficial over a certain age and detrimental under. Also - while the vaccines lower transmission they do not stop it entirely so again it comes to weighing benefits. The other issue is about testing how well the vaccines work in different groups. Just because it works well in a 65y grandfather doesn't mean it'll work well in a 2mo baby, or help with dosing decisions.