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Professor Neil FergusonAn epidemiologist at Imperial College London, whose initial model is critical to the UK’s coronavirus response, said that if the UK’s chief medical officer decides to continue to vaccinate healthy 12-15 year old children, despite the recent proposal Suggestions, he will not be surprised. The Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunization (JCVI) pointed out that the benefit margin for health reasons alone is too small to support vaccination for the entire age group.
In a speech Online events hosted For the Government Research Institute, Ferguson said it was a very difficult decision, adding that there were arguments on both sides of the debate. He pointed out that this includes the argument that vaccinating young people will reduce transmission and thus help protect vulnerable groups.
“As long as you are convinced that there are some personal benefits, then I think the call for population welfare is effective,” he said.
Ferguson said that he understands that JCVI has been relatively conservative in their recommendations because myocarditis seems to be associated with a small risk of disease associated with certain Covid jabs. He said:
I think the committee has some special concerns about the long-term follow-up data of vaccination-related myocarditis, so it takes a rather conservative stance, almost similar to a medical regulatory agency-this is not its responsibility.
He pointed out that the Drugs and Health Products Regulatory Agency has approved certain vaccines for children over 12 years of age.
Ferguson also said that despite JCVI’s position, vaccinations for older children may continue. He said:
Taking these other factors into consideration, the chief medical officer decided to continue the vaccination. I am not surprised.
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Stammer said Johnson was “incapable of playing an international leadership role” on Afghanistan.
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