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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Moderna efficacy was pretty bad. I don’t see how the FDA can grant an EUA for a vaccine that is less than 50% effective.  I don’t think you should pin your hopes on this.[/quote]

This why I don’t understand why people are angry about the delay. The trials didn’t work. They don’t have a vaccine that works to approve. [b]I see people saying “let parents decide!” [/b]But… this is why the FDA exists. Can’t you always argue that patients should be able to decide for themselves whether to get a medical intervention?

I honestly think some parents are demanding access to the vaccines, even knowing they don’t do much, simply so they can say “We’re all vaccinated, so now we can travel, eat in restaurants, sociale at home, safely.” They’ve been criticizing people doing those things for so long they’ve painted themselves into a corner, and they think vaccinating their youngest, lowest-risk kids will be their get out of jail free card.

People scoff about “virtue signaling” but what other purpose is there in getting your child a vaccine that has been proven ineffective? I don’t get it.[/quote]

Another problem with this argument is that once these vaccines are approved for this age group, daycares, preschools, and camps will mandate them. This is a problem that I believe is unique to the US - that individual organizations with no expertise in public health can mandate medical interventions, even those under EUA. In other countries, both mask and vaccine mandates have to come from public health authorities who (at least should) know better what they are doing.[/quote]

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