State adopts federal guidance recommending Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 – Capitol News IL

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said in a news release that medical experts have reviewed data from clinical trials that included more than 3,000 children, leading to the CDC recommendation. While children don’t often get severe COVID-19, Ezike said, it is still possible, and infected children play a major role in disease spread.
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Fed up neighbor
4 years ago

I have one question Pritzker has your wife or little teddy been vaccinated speak up and be a man.

The Railroader
4 years ago

The risk of death from Covid-19 in all variants for a healthy child 5-11 years old is what? Zero. The risk of hospitalization? Effectively zero. So why are we adults (the risk holders) vaccinating healthy kids (no risk)? Fear? The vaccine reduces severe outcome risk for us older folks, sure. Also, kids with what we call ‘comorbidities’ will also have better outcomes, not if, but when they are infected. These two demographic groups should take the vaccine. But our otherwise healthy kids? Honest questions must be asked and answered: Do any of the vaccines stop the spread? Nope. Do any… Read more »

Truth Seeker
4 years ago

Evil Incarnate

ProzacPlease
4 years ago

Where are the studies showing the children in this age group to be a major source of COVID spread?
You know mandates for 5 yr olds are coming next. They are truly horrid people.

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