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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

Sydney, New South Wales
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    Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

    how it started: how it’s going:pic.twitter.com/WRAGRdMiqc

    7:33 PM - 15 Mar 2021
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      2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

        Even for children, the risk of vaccination is likely to be orders of magnitude lower than the risk of COVID-19. The only reason to oppose it out of hand is ignorance 🤷‍♂️

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      3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 15

        Does this mean we should be vaccinating all children now? Of course not! Clinical trials are ongoing But dismissing the idea out of hand is absurd

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      2. Stuart Ritchie‏ @StuartJRitchie Mar 15
        Replying to @GidMK

        🤪

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      3. Leslie Kasza‏ @kasza_leslie Mar 15
        Replying to @StuartJRitchie @GidMK

        🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

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      2. Captain Overton‏ @aricg Mar 15
        Replying to @GidMK

        So what you are saying is that kids need it. Great. Noted.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. urgt‏ @urgt15 Mar 15
        Replying to @aricg @GidMK

        If the combined positives from protection and less virus making the rounds (what with mutation potential and the like) would far outweigh any risks from the vaccine, then why not? Seems like a sound risk analysis.

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. The Night Watchman‏ @NightWatchman21 Mar 15
        Replying to @GidMK

        Are you saying that the CV-19 vaccine, once proven "safe" for children, conveys better future protection than natural infection?

        4 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Marcus Beam‏ @MarcusBeam1 Mar 15
        Replying to @NightWatchman21 @GidMK

        Why would you risk unknown potential complications of a virus? You know why people vaccinate for Mumps?

        1 reply 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Defunct Phill DPhil‏ @HungryFillbe Mar 16
        Replying to @GidMK

        Someone trying to claim young people don't need vaccination drew my attention to this: a person in their 20s has as much risk of death from covid as a 50 yr old from normal flu... Who we would normally recommend they get a flu vaccine. +Long covid mitigation obvspic.twitter.com/o3FRlOdVnZ

        8 replies 8 retweets 61 likes
      3. Adam Cafolla‏ @adaliabooks Mar 16
        Replying to @HungryFillbe @GidMK

        Plus, at some point children become adults. So assuming the trials show it is as safe in children as it is in adults (which I see no reason they wouldn't) then why wait a few years to do it and risk transmission to vulnerable groups and things like long Covid?

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