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Is it really crazy that adults who are at risk would vaccinate themselves but not their children that have essentially zero/infinitesimal risk? I took the covi
by sudden_dystopia 4y ago
Is it really crazy that adults who are at risk would vaccinate themselves but not their children that have essentially zero/infinitesimal risk? I took the covid vaccine but there is not a chance in hell, mandated or not, that I would vaccinate my 5 year old for Covid. And yes, he has all of his other vaccines.
- jmckib 4y agoIsn't long covid still a common issue for young kids? And doesn't vaccination reduce the chances of having long covid? Admittedly I haven't done a deep dive on the statistics, just a quick google search.
- cat_plus_plus 4y agoLingering after effects risk is not really zero, I would go for initial doses but not necessarily indefinite boosters of current shot. However slight is your worry about kid catching COVID, it will be a little less with some protection, resulting in fuller enjoyment of life. All in exchange for at most 2-3 days of side effects after shots.
- slaw 4y agoKids could have more side effects from covid vaccine than from covid itself. I am not a kid but have long term, almost a year, side effects from Pfizer vaccine.
- cat_plus_plus 4y agoWe are talking statistics, individual experiences can always be different. If you personally had bad reaction to shots, certainly seems reasonable to not get more at this stage. Whether such reactions are likely to be heritable is above my pay grade to tell. I personally had bad lingering effects from swine flu, if shots prevented that for COVID, I am grateful to be spared that experience.
- slaw 4y agoI don't see any statistics that say covid has more long time side effects than covid vaccine.
- cat_plus_plus 4y agoDeaths seem pretty long term https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/