Matthew McConaughey has recently aroused anger when he opposes vaccinating children for COVID-19, especially because he said he has postponed vaccinating young children. However, American surgeons insist that the “interstellar” star is wrong.
In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, surgeon Vivek Murthy defend After nearly a year of clinical trials, vaccination is “very safe.” He also took this opportunity to reiterate the warning to parents that COVID-19 poses a great threat to children.
“Covid is not harmless to our children. Sadly, many children have died. Hundreds, thousands of children have been hospitalized,” said Murty, one of the top health officials in the United States.
In response to Matthew McConaughey, American surgeon Dr. Vivek Murthy said that he did not want to vaccinate his children:
“The new crown virus is not harmless to our children… [vaccines] It is also very safe. ” pic.twitter.com/d8WKwratNy
-Recount (@therecount) November 10, 2021
McConaughey’s Annotation November 9th is one week later Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pfizer BioNTech is approved for use in children between 5 and 11 years of age. The actor explained that he, his wife and 13-year-old child were all vaccinated, but he did not believe that there was enough information to initiate any vaccine mission. Young children.
McConaughey said at the DealBook summit of the New York Times: “Now, I will not vaccinate my children, I will tell you.” “I can’t force young children to be vaccinated. I still Want to learn more.”
At a time when misinformation about vaccine side effects prevailed, McConaughey was strongly opposed because it seemed to have doubts about the vaccine. McConaughey issued a clarification statement on November 10. InstagramIn the message given to his story, McConaughey said that he was only talking about his requirements for vaccination of young children.
“When asked about my views on children and vaccination requirements, I said,’I can’t force children to be vaccinated yet.’ What’s not clear is that I’m specifically referring to tasks for 5-11 years old,” McConaughey said. Wrote on Instagram.
“It’s not true, and what has been implied by clickbait headlines since then is that I am totally opposed to vaccinating children. This is wrong. In fact, our 13-year-old son Levi has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.”
Some people speculate that McConaughey’s statement has political factors.There has been speculation that McConaughey is Thoughtful After admitting this was a “possible route” in an interview on November 4, he ran for governor in his hometown of Texas with the current governor Greg Abbott.
Abbott bans COVID-19 vaccine with mask Schools in Texas enforced it and drew criticism during the summer because the state’s hospitals were crowded with newly infected patients. However, McConaughey has not officially announced his candidacy for the 2022 Texas governor race.
