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Old 03-10-2021, 09:11   #7373
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by pip08456 View Post
Doesn't that give more weight to vaccinating 11-16 yr olds which everyone appaered to be against?
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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
Yes.
No.

This age group should be vaccinated, but based on population-level data, not individual stories, no matter how tragic they are. The girl here died of myocarditis, which is the same potential complication you get from giving people in this age group the vaccine. If you allow yourself to set policy based on how stories like these affect you emotionally you risk doing more harm than good.
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