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Anonymous wrote:Hey, we all got boosted. All my kids have had at least one Covid case in their class so far (and those are ones I know about!), so I figured why not? The boosters have been safe. I would say side effects for me were a little better this time than last.

They're not 100% safe. There are side effects, including tiny risks of serious side effects. And there's 0 data showing they reduce serious illness in someone who is under 50 years old who was previously infected. The trials specifically excluded that for the boosters or the vaccine (you can't find out news you don't want to know if you don't test it as a variable).

So you're likely taking in more risks than benefits. It's why the country of Denmark isn't offering boosters to people under 50.And kids getting boosted is completely unheard of in many places in Europe and most of America (UK no longer even recommends vaccinating under 18). But you guys do you.

Fauci said everyone is at risk of COVID so you must do it (even though before the vaccine, COVID had an infection fatality rate less than the flu for those under 50). Odds are, you also have a Ukraine flag up on your house and a sign in your front yard that says "In this house, we believe in..."

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

You should ask her or him what studies she or he is using that a healthy 11 yo needs to get boosted. When I asked my pediatrician, they simply said "the CDC's recommendation". When I followed up saying that's not a study and other countries are not even vaccinating kids that age, they said "we [blindly] follow the CDC." I changed pediatricians.

I trust my pediatrician who has cared for my child for 11 years and has won doctor of the year, as opposed to random COVID denier on the internet.

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

You should ask her or him what studies she or he is using that a healthy 11 yo needs to get boosted. When I asked my pediatrician, they simply said "the CDC's recommendation". When I followed up saying that's not a study and other countries are not even vaccinating kids that age, they said "we [blindly] follow the CDC." I changed pediatricians.

I trust my pediatrician who has cared for my child for 11 years and has won doctor of the year, as opposed to random COVID denier on the internet.

COVID exists, I just follow the science. Obviously you don't.

- signed a parent of asthmatic kids whose pediatrician and friend (also a pediatrician) recommended boosting my kids AND have boosted their own kids.

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Unfortunately, some people have learned nothing from the pandemic and are still sending sick kids to school. And not just with COVID. Please: help the school community stay healthy and keep them home if they're sick.



Runny nose and congestion are not reasons to keep a kid home if they are fever free, not lethargic and not testing positive for Covid, flu, strep, etc. Some children have asthma or allergies and while you may think they are sick, unfortunately it’s symptoms they live with all season long.

I may think they're sick? Kids coming into school actively coughing and sneezing and refusing to use tissues or wash their hands? They ARE sick. Please, keep them home.

NP. Kids coming into school coughing or sneezing because of asthma or allergies are NOT sick, so those aren't the kids the first PP was talking about. Obviously. Equally obvious is that people can easily mistake a kid with asthma or allergies for a sick child.

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

You should ask her or him what studies she or he is using that a healthy 11 yo needs to get boosted. When I asked my pediatrician, they simply said "the CDC's recommendation". When I followed up saying that's not a study and other countries are not even vaccinating kids that age, they said "we [blindly] follow the CDC." I changed pediatricians.

I trust my pediatrician who has cared for my child for 11 years and has won doctor of the year, as opposed to random COVID denier on the internet.

COVID exists, I just follow the science. Obviously you don't.

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Anonymous wrote:
Unfortunately, some people have learned nothing from the pandemic and are still sending sick kids to school. And not just with COVID. Please: help the school community stay healthy and keep them home if they're sick.



Runny nose and congestion are not reasons to keep a kid home if they are fever free, not lethargic and not testing positive for Covid, flu, strep, etc. Some children have asthma or allergies and while you may think they are sick, unfortunately it’s symptoms they live with all season long.

I may think they're sick? Kids coming into school actively coughing and sneezing and refusing to use tissues or wash their hands? They ARE sick. Please, keep them home.

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

You should ask her or him what studies she or he is using that a healthy 11 yo needs to get boosted. When I asked my pediatrician, they simply said "the CDC's recommendation". When I followed up saying that's not a study and other countries are not even vaccinating kids that age, they said "we [blindly] follow the CDC." I changed pediatricians.

I trust my pediatrician who has cared for my child for 11 years and has won doctor of the year, as opposed to random COVID denier on the internet.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey, we all got boosted. All my kids have had at least one Covid case in their class so far (and those are ones I know about!), so I figured why not? The boosters have been safe. I would say side effects for me were a little better this time than last.

They're not 100% safe. There are side effects, including tiny risks of serious side effects. And there's 0 data showing they reduce serious illness in someone who is under 50 years old who was previously infected. The trials specifically excluded that for the boosters or the vaccine (you can't find out news you don't want to know if you don't test it as a variable).

So you're likely taking in more risks than benefits. It's why the country of Denmark isn't offering boosters to people under 50.And kids getting boosted is completely unheard of in many places in Europe and most of America (UK no longer even recommends vaccinating under 18). But you guys do you.

Fauci said everyone is at risk of COVID so you must do it (even though before the vaccine, COVID had an infection fatality rate less than the flu for those under 50). Odds are, you also have a Ukraine flag up on your house and a sign in your front yard that says "In this house, we believe in..."

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

You should ask her or him what studies she or he is using that a healthy 11 yo needs to get boosted. When I asked my pediatrician, they simply said "the CDC's recommendation". When I followed up saying that's not a study and other countries are not even vaccinating kids that age, they said "we [blindly] follow the CDC." I changed pediatricians.

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Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Our pediatrician recommended that our 11 yo get boosted.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

I wondered who the nuts are that get kids boosted. US-wide, only 4.5% of 5 to 11 years old and 17% of 12-17 year olds got boosted the first time. It's expected to be much less for this booster too.

Anonymous wrote:OP — you might want to do the booster in the next few weeks. It’ll take a couple weeks to really give you full immunity. Do it soon and you’ll be pretty well protected through the end of the year, by which the omicron specific booster should be available for kids.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Unfortunately, some people have learned nothing from the pandemic and are still sending sick kids to school. And not just with COVID. Please: help the school community stay healthy and keep them home if they're sick.



Runny nose and congestion are not reasons to keep a kid home if they are fever free, not lethargic and not testing positive for Covid, flu, strep, etc. Some children have asthma or allergies and while you may think they are sick, unfortunately it’s symptoms they live with all season long.

I may think they're sick? Kids coming into school actively coughing and sneezing and refusing to use tissues or wash their hands? They ARE sick. Please, keep them home.

Anonymous wrote:
Unfortunately, some people have learned nothing from the pandemic and are still sending sick kids to school. And not just with COVID. Please: help the school community stay healthy and keep them home if they're sick.



Runny nose and congestion are not reasons to keep a kid home if they are fever free, not lethargic and not testing positive for Covid, flu, strep, etc. Some children have asthma or allergies and while you may think they are sick, unfortunately it’s symptoms they live with all season long.