The CDC’s recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination of infants puts most children at unnecessary risk of harm from the vaccine. Parents are told by public health officials and the media that they should vaccinate their children strictly according to the schedule recommended by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC’s…
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Reason reports “CDC Data Confirm That Young People Face a Negligible Risk of Dying From COVID-19”
The latest data on COVID-19 cases and fatalities from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that young people face a negligible risk of dying from the disease, while people 65 and older face a much higher risk. Patients 65 or older account for about 16 percent of confirmed cases but four-fifths of COVID-19 deaths….
Physicians for Informed Consent reports “Aluminum in Vaccines: What Parents Need To Know”
“The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that the public is very interested in weighing the risks of infectious diseases versus the risks of vaccines,” said Dr. Shira Miller, PIC founder and president. “Parents and the public must become knowledgeable about aluminum in vaccines because even though it is used as an adjuvant in many vaccines,…
Huffington Post reports “Canadian Teen’s Short Film Hauntingly Captures How A Pandemic Loop Feels”
Soul-crushing daily routine has become the norm during these months of pandemic isolation, and a Toronto-area teen has managed to capture the feelings of that endless loop in just three minutes. Liv McNeil, a 15-year-old student at Etobicoke School of the Arts, has astonished many with her short film called “Numb.” https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-teen-numb-short-film-liv-mcneil_ca_5eecd230c5b6d71ac27ff017
Reuters reports “Reopening schools in Denmark did not worsen outbreak, data shows”
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Sending children back to schools and day care centres in Denmark, the first country in Europe to do so, did not lead to an increase in coronavirus infections, according to official data, confirming similar findings from Finland on Thursday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-denmark-reopening-idUSKBN2341N7
Conservative Review reports “If the panicmongers were consistent, we’d close the schools every flu season”
The reality is that every flu season, many more children die from this common ailment than have from COVID-19. And unlike with COVID-19, where the rare pediatric deaths are among those who have serious conditions, many of the flu deaths occur in perfectly healthy children. According to the CDC, “influenza is dangerous to children,” and during…
WFLA reports “Masks will be required in Hillsborough schools when classes resume, superintendent says”
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The superintendent of Hillsborough County schools announced Tuesday that face coverings will be required throughout the district when school starts next month. Superintendent Addison Davis posted a message to the community on Twitter saying that, due to coronavirus concerns, face coverings will be required for students, teachers and staff where social distancing is not…
NPR reports “What Parents Can Learn From Child Care Centers That Stayed Open During Lockdowns”
“There are almost no recorded cases of child-to-adult transmission of COVID-19,” says Elliot Haspel, an education policy expert and child care advocate who wrote an op-ed arguing for reopening full-time child care and schools as soon as possible. “It’s not zero risk, [but] we’re acting with a March 2020 understanding of COVID-19 and kids, and not with…
Early Learning Nation op-ed: “Child Cares Look Safe — It’s Time To Act Like It”
The mercurial nature of the pandemic makes it hard to proclaim anything with certitude nor tell a clear story. Yet in one important area, the picture is coming more and more into focus: young children are not significant transmitters of COVID-19, and child cares (and elementary schools, for that matter) are rather safe.
Wales Online report “Dr Hilary reveals what the chances of children aged between 5-14 dying of coronavirus are on GMB”
Dr Hilary has revealed that the risk of children dying from coronavirus is “less than being struck by lightning”. Appearing on today’s instalment of Good Morning Britain, the medical expert said there is strong evidence to suggest children between five and 14 years old are more resilient to the virus. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/dr-hilary-reveals-what-chances-18392942