@eyeofthetiger-0 said in [Coronavirus Outbreak](/post/1504823) said:
Wife went to the doctors today and got her medical exemption. Doctor advised that 5 to 11 year old vaccination will be mandated next year, otherwise no school. As parents, how do you feel about this?
Why should parents 'feel' anything about their kids getting vaccinated?
For example, @Earl who is vaccinated doesn’t believe kids 5 to 11 need a shot. He sees no benefit based on the facts and science. Sorry@earl am i correct?
For mine, if thousands of people in lab coats with phds have developed it, tested it and say it's safe, that should be more than good enough for anyone.
I acknowledge that that is your opinion, but surely there is more to it than that? Surely you engage in some form of risk/benefit analysis?
I am fully vaxxed, that is because I probably have around 50% chance of catching it over my lifetime and once caught, probably around 10% of being hospitalised, 2% chance of dying, therefore around 1% chance of this thing killing me. THat is not nothing. When I got my Pfizer shots I was told by the Dr that I had a 1:1000 risk of Myocarditis from the shot. I weigh up the risk and benefits and decide to have the vax and Im happy with that decision.
For young kids, it is a vastly different analysis. The risk of them dying of COVID is almost zero. Adverse reactions to the vaccine are more likely the younger you are. IMO it doesnt make sense to vaccinate young kids.
Not trying to have a dig at you (or at anyone else who disagrees with me) but what makes you think you know more about the risk/reward than the collective opinion of thousands of people who have spent decades in the industry?
Im also not having a dig at you, nor am I really disagreeing with you, but no number of people in white coats can make the risk/reward analysis for you, you have to do that yourself.
It is the role of the thousands of people in white coats to test the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and provide that information (it could be done a LOT better) so that individuals can determine what the risk of taking the vaccine is. Then individuals can make their own risk/reward analysis, its not up to some bloke in a white coat.
Im not making an antivax case. I took that risk/benefit analysis and I am fully vaxxed. Im merely saying for young kids, the benefit side of that analysis is significantly reduced and the risk side is increased. It is not as cut and dried decision with kids as it is with adults.