Covid

No Covid-19 vaccines for children

– 31 August • 2 minute read

Adults should protect the children – NOT the other way round

Covid-19 vaccines for children should not get emergency use authorisation. The benefits are minimal and the risks unknown i.

The risk of death or serious disease from Covid-19 to children is close to zero ii iii iv v.

Children play an insignificant role in transmission of Covid-19 iii vi vii viii ix x.

All Covid-19 vaccines used in the UK are based on completely new gene technologies xi. They have not been licensed xii, and remain experimental until Phase 3 trials have been completed.

Serious adverse events and vaccine-related deaths have been reported in the UK xiii, the US xiv and Europe xv.

Some effects, such as blood clotsxvi, have occurred specifically in young adults xvii xviii. In the US, several children under the age of 18 have died after a Covid-19 vaccine xix.

Medium- and long-term effects of Covid-19 vaccines are completely unknown, which is most relevant for children.

Vaccine manufacturers have complete exemption from liability for any injuries or deaths that may occur as a result of their products xx xxi xxii.

In children, acquiring natural immunity will serve a better purpose, as this will last longer and cover a broad range of virus variants, contributing to herd immunity xxiii xxiv xxv xxvi xxvii.

There is no precedent of vaccines successfully halting an ongoing pandemic, and they may even risk the promotion of more virulent variants xxviii. Without the concept of ending a pandemic by vaccinating the entire population, there is no imperative for vaccinating all children.

Previous attempts at halting epidemics with vaccines, developed on an emergency basis, resulted in significant injuries and eventual withdrawal of the vaccines, for example the cases of narcolepsy in children and teens following the swine flu vaccine in 2009-2010 xxix xxx.

Caution is advised to prevent a re-occurrence of serious and unforeseen side effects of an untested product.