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Ronald N.KostoffaDanielaCalinabDarjaKanduccMichael B.BriggsdPanayiotisVlachoyiannopouloseAndrey A.SvistunovfAristidisTsatsakisg Highlights Bulk of COVID-19 per capita deaths occur in elderly with high comorbidities. Per capita COVID-19 deaths are negligible in children. Clinical trials for these inoculations were very short-term. Clinical trials did not address long-term effects most relevant to children. High post-inoculation deaths reported in VAERS (very short-term). Abstract This article…

By Alistair Smout, Reuters.com UK advice contrasts with United States and Israel Government consults on broader impact, including schools JCVI member: booster guidance expected imminently LONDON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Britain’s vaccine advisers said they were not recommending the vaccination of all 12- to 15-year-olds against COVID-19, preferring a precautionary approach in healthy children due…

BY PATRICIA RICE DORAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 09/02/20   This fall, many students lucky enough to have in-person schools are returning with required all-day face masks. In one sense, if children have face-to-face school, we should count our blessings, not complain about details. However, decisions about how to reopen often drive whether and when we…

By Leslie Bienen, Eric Happel, and Monica Gandhi April 23, 2021 The United States has exceeded 31 million Covid-19 infections (a messy data point) and is approaching 570,000 Covid-19 deaths (a more robust data point). Yet despite the abundance of data about the pandemic, the best available information is not usually what guides policymakers. Some…

BMJ Journals. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4317-0742Alasdair P S Munro1,2, Saul N Faust1,2 Correspondence to Dr Alasdair P S Munro, NIHR Southampton Clinical Research Facility and NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; a.munro@soton.ac.uk Since the first reports of SARS-CoV-2 infections in China, doctors, parents and policy-makers have been aware that…

NPR News, October 21, 2020 ANYA KAMENETZ   Despite widespread concerns, two new international studies show no consistent relationship between in-person K-12 schooling and the spread of the coronavirus. And a third study from the United States shows no elevated risk to childcare workers who stayed on the job. Combined with anecdotal reports from a…

Nature.com Studies find that overall risk of death or severe disease from COVID-19 is very low in kids. July 15, 2021 Heidi Ledford A comprehensive analysis of hospital admissions and reported deaths across England suggests that COVID-19 carries a lower risk of dying or requiring intensive care among children and young people than was previously…

OPINION- Elia Abi-Jaoude, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, ON, Canada Peter Doshi, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore Claudina Michal-Teitelbaum, Preventive Medicine, Independent Researcher, Lyon, France   As the majority of adults in multiple rich western countries have now received at least one dose of a covid-19…