There's a pervasive narrative that kids aren't at risk from #covid19, and that with declining infection rates, authorizing vaccines for younger children is no longer a priority.
As a mom of 2 young kids, I strongly disagree. Here's why: 
@PostOpinionshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/06/15/why-we-need-vaccinate-young-children-too/ …
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Also, we don't know what will happen in the fall, with the threat of more contagious & deadlier variants. Schools should open 100% in-person, but we shouldn't be so quick to rid of mitigation measures like masking & testing (& we should consider requiring vaccinations). /3
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And let’s remember why we vaccinate — to both protect the individual and to quell the disease in the community. Vaccination is, by definition, about prevention. There hasn’t been a case of polio in the US since the 1970s, yet kids get the polio vaccine to prevent resurgence. /4
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Different families have different perceptions of risk. For our family, it comes down to this: If you have the option to reduce a low risk of something awful happening to your kids to essentially zero, would you take it? I would, and I bet that many parents would too. /END
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Can you cite the evidence that Covid 19 is a leading cause of death in children?
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Did you read the article? She did cite it lol ya just gotta click the link
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Facts are fallacy? Context is unnecessary? You are better than this Dr. Wen.
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I’m sorry, did something change that only you are privy too? How about this: Appreciate the blessing that this is not a terrible pediatric disease. And instead of freaking out millions of parents needlessly, try writing in a private diary and getting some therapy.
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There are 73 million children ages 18 and under in the United States. Fewer than 600 have died from Covid. Far more are killed in car accidents every year.https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/101-child-population-by-age-group#detailed/1/any/false/1729,37,871,870,573,869,36,868,867,133/62,63,64,6,4693/419,420 …
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Ahhh…the delicious irony of a woman who was the CEO of Planned Parenthood commenting on children’s health.
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