CDC data show kids most likely have herd immunity from coronavirus, but vaccine trials still ongoing anyway

Dr Eddy Betterman

According to the CDC’s own data, around 42 percent of Americans between the ages of five and 17 have already been infected with and recovered from the coronavirus. This means that American youth are probably already at herd immunity without the need for vaccinations.

Even the World Health Organization (WHO) understands that COVID-19 cases among under 18-year-olds only represent a sliver of all reported cases. And among those cases, most experience a very mild form of the disease and even fewer die from it.

But companies like Pfizer are still pushing forward with their vaccine trials for children, with the approval of the CDC. Some hospitals are even expanding the trial to include “volunteers” as young as six months old.

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Via https://dreddymd.com/2021/06/26/cdc-data-show-kids-most-likely-have-herd-immunity-from-coronavirus-but-vaccine-trials-still-ongoing-anyway/