06-26-2021, 06:32 PM
(06-26-2021, 06:14 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(06-26-2021, 03:56 PM)jeffster Wrote: Further to the above, what is everyone opinion on vaccinating the young at some point? It seems that a lot of this Delta is hitting the under 12 age group, who cannot be vaccinated at all. Is it worth the risk getting these ones vaccinated?
By the time it is authorized to be administered to that age group, the risk will have been shown to be as tiny as it usually is for vaccines. Assuming the vaccines are indeed safe and effective for young children (as will, if so, be established by testing), we should start by opening up vaccination to them, and eventually add a Covid vaccine to the schedule required for school attendance (with no bogus “religious” or “philosophical” exemptions, only medical exemptions certified by a doctor).
The makers of all the vaccines went out of their way to ensure that religious reasons couldn't be used to object to getting vaccinated. It may have been a factor for AZ (but it wasn't), but definitely not for the mRNA vaccines. It might be up to religious leaders to let the flock know that the vaccines don't run contrary to religious beliefs. Whether or not this is happening with all groups, who knows.