Given the recent emergency use authorization of the COVID-19 injections for 5-11 year-old children, here are some things to consider:

-According to published data by the CDC, 99.99815% of children who contract COVID-19 survive

-According to data available from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, as of October 24, there have been 20,436 adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines by 12-17 year-olds, including 1,338 serious reactions, 449 reports of myocarditis, and 16 deaths

-We now know that the injections do not prevent illness or transmission, as witnessed in our community, and confirmed by CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, who stated in an interview on CNN on August 5, 2021 in regard to the injections “what they can’t do anymore is prevent transmission.”

Given this information from the CDC, it makes no sense to inject our healthy kids with a potentially risky substance that lacks long-term safety data, under the pretense of protecting them from a virus thatʼs not a threat to them in the first place. The statement above that the vaccines cannot prevent transmission throws out the argument that anyone, including our children, should be getting vaccinated to protect someone else.

COVID can be a serious threat for some people. Consider this resource: https://covid19criticalcare.com where doctors, nurses and patients collaborate to develop safe and effective home treatment protocols. Let’s listen to the doctors who are successfully treating COVID patients around the world. Mass vaccination of healthy people is not the only way forward.

Keri Eggleston