US urges COVID booster shots starting at age 12

By Lauran Neergaard and Mike Stobbe | Associated Press

“It is critical that we protect our children and teens from COVID-19 infection and the complications of severe disease,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director, said in a statement Wednesday night. Earlier Wednesday, the CDC’s independent scientific advisers wrestled with whether a booster should be an option for younger teens, who tend not to get as sick from COVID-19 as adults, or more strongly recommended.

Wednesday’s decision means about 5 million of the younger teens who had their last shot in the spring are eligible for a booster right away. New U.S. guidelines say anyone who received two Pfizer vaccinations and is eligible for a booster can get it five months after their last shot, rather than the six months previously recommended.

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CDC Recommends First Covid-19 Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-OldsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Covid-19 boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds, making the doses available to the adolescents for the first time. American Heart Association Journal: 97.8% Adolescents and Young Adults with Myocarditis had an mRNA COVID-19 Shot If you keep getting the vaccines and booster shots you will eventually have no immune system or antibodies to fight off future illness. Their evil goal is to reduce the population. Watch Bill Gates Ted Talk about reducing population thru vaccines. The risk reward is clear. Kids dropping like flies everywhere. Gotta get ‘em vaxxed now. Hopefully no long terme side effects, but it will save grandma’s life.
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