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[quote=Anonymous][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. I see people saying “let parents decide!” 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]

From what I understand, the efficacy is right in line with the current adult efficacy against omicron.  It's acceptable enough for public use.[/quote]

For adults, yes. For low risk kids, the evaluation is different. Does it make sense to approve a vaccine with 30-40% efficacy (and likely dropping) for a virus that poses extremely little threat? It’s different for adults because adults are at much higher risk from Covid so even moderate effectiveness is resistance to reduce that higher risk.

What I am guessing is that they will approve for very high risk kids— immunosuppresseurs kids or those with existing lung or heart issues. Which I would embrace because (1) family’s with kids in that category absolutely deserve a chance at a vaccine, and (2) because it might force us to talk about his low the risk to other kids is, and therefore how unreasonable some of the masking/quarantine rules are.[/quote]

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