Covid-19 vaccines for children: hypothetical benefits to adults do not outweigh risks to children

This article was published in July, but it’s more relevant than ever today…

“The number of children that would need to be vaccinated to protect just one adult from a bout of severe covid-19—considering the low transmission rates, the high proportion of children already being post-covid, and most adults being vaccinated or post-covid—would be extraordinarily high.”

“Moreover, this number would likely compare unfavourably to the number of children that would be harmed, including for rare serious events.”

“There is no need to rush to vaccinate children against covid-19—the vast majority stands little to benefit, and it is ethically dubious to pursue a hypothetical protection of adults while exposing children to harms, known and unknown.”

Our children need us more than ever! - Dr Daniel Niemiec

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/07/13/covid-19-vaccines-for-children-hypothetical-benefits-to-adults-do-not-outweigh-risks-to-children/