Young people do not seem to get seriously ill if they contract the coronavirus. They are generally not part of the ‘at risk’ population. Therefore in making a decision to have your child vaccinated, you need to carefully consider the risk\/benefit aspect of giving your child the shot..<\/p>\n
Just the News<\/a> posted an article yesterday reporting on some of the adverse effects of the coronavirus vaccine on adolescents and young adults.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n A relatively small number of\u00a0individuals have\u00a0reportedly experienced myocarditis after receiving\u00a0COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a post on the Centers\u00a0for Disease Control and Prevention website pertaining\u00a0to the\u00a0Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices\u00a0COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical (VaST) Work Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n The\u00a0relatively infrequent reports\u00a0of heart muscle inflammation\u00a0seem to have taken place “predominantly in adolescents and young adults;” “more often in males than females;” and more often after the second vaccine shot. The discussion pertains to the mRNA vaccines, which would include the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.<\/strong><\/p>\n “Most cases appear to be mild, and follow-up of cases is ongoing,” according to a\u00a0statement<\/a> regarding\u00a0the matter.\u00a0“Within CDC safety monitoring systems, rates of myocarditis reports in the window following COVID-19 vaccination have not differed from expected baseline rates. However, VaST members felt that information about reports of myocarditis should be communicated to providers.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The article quotes a doctor in a New York Times article saying that this could simply be a coincidence because so many people are getting vaccinated right now. I don’t think I would be willing to take that chance if I still had teenagers living at home.<\/p>\n I understand the need to vaccinate those people who are at risk from serious complications from the coronavirus. However, I don’t understand the push to vaccinate those who are not at risk or those who have already had the coronavirus. There is simply too much we do not know. I fear that at some point in the next five years of so we are going to learn a lot more about the consequences of strongly encouraging people to be vaccinated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Young people do not seem to get seriously ill if they contract the coronavirus. They are generally not part of the ‘at risk’ population. Therefore in making a decision to have your child vaccinated, you need to carefully consider the … Continue reading