We should not vaccinate the young to protect the old: a response to Giubilini, Savulescu, and Wilkinson

Beriaín, Íñigo de Miguel

doi:10.1093/jlb/lsab015

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“…Among all the articles, 7 articles (30,31,40,52,59, 70, 77) were highlighting all adverse events as major events related with COVID vaccination, whereas 14 articles (19,21,22,24,26,27,32,35,39,42,51,60,73,74) focusing all those events as minor or rare events; 10 articles (16, 17, 33, 41-43, 56, 57, 66, 69) were reflecting in a neutral tone about adverse events following COVID vaccination. Myocarditis (6 articles) (16,17,24,31,42,58), pericarditis (6 articles) (16,17,24,31,42,58).…”

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Do we need to vaccinate every child against COVID-19: What evidence suggests—A systematic review of opinions

Paul

Mishra

2022

Front. Public Health

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It is still debatable whether all children should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The comparatively mild cases and low risk of COVID-19 in children compared to adults, as well as the lack of clarity on the relative effects of the disease and vaccine, indicate that the risk-benefit ratio of vaccination in children is more nuanced. To consider and highlight the complexity of policy decisions regarding COVID-19 vaccination in children, we outlined the points regarding for and against vaccination of children against COVID-19 in this systemic review. Using Medical Search Headings (MeSH) terms and keywords, we searched PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Google Scholar. The primary search term was COVID-19 vaccination (all synonyms), factors (all synonyms), and among children (all synonyms). A total of 367 articles were searched. Finally, 64 articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The major theme/tone of 28 (43.75%) articles was in favor of children's COVID vaccination, and they were highlighting the positive factors, whereas the major theme/tone of 20 (31.25%) articles was against it. Approximately 16 (25.0%) articles were in a neutral position. Major factors highlighted by articles in favor of childhood COVID vaccination were as follows: the increasing rate of disease burden (29 articles), prevention of interruption of academic activities of children or school reopening (24 articles), and a role in defense against COVID infection (21 articles). Major factors against childhood vaccination were as follows: mild infection among children (27 articles), ethical concerns and legal problems regarding the consent of minors (17 articles), and vaccine hesitancy among parents for childhood vaccination (11 articles). Whereas, factors of uncertainty were the role in the reduction of community transmission (19 articles), protection against MIS-C (10 articles), and defense against long COVID (7 articles). Considering all the factors of COVID-19 disease progression among children, a cautious approach will be essential before proceeding with COVID-19 vaccination in children.

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Do we need to vaccinate every child against COVID-19: What evidence suggests—A systematic review of opinions

Paul

Mishra

2022

Front. Public Health

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“…They also expressed concerns about side effects that had already appeared ( 71 ), such as myocarditis in young people ( 72 ) and coagulation problems ( 73 ). In objecting to universal vaccination, these opponents claimed that at-risk populations and people with underlying conditions should be vaccinated, while the rest of the population should be given the right to make autonomous decisions rather than subjected to direct or indirect coercion (e.g., by the Green Pass that confers privileges on those who have been vaccinated) ( 74 ). Moreover, they argued against emergency vaccination of children ( 75 ), both because COVID-19 is not dangerous for children and due to concerns about vaccine safety ( 71 ).…”

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It Takes Two to Tango: How the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in Israel Was Framed by the Health Ministry vs. the Television News

Gesser‐Edelsburg

Hijazi

Cohen

2022

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BackgroundThe internet has become a major resource in information transfer during COVID-19, and traditional means of communication are digitized and accessible online to the public at large.ObjectivesThis study seeks to examine how Israel's two main television news channels (Channel 12 and Channel 13) covered the Covid-19 vaccination campaign, compared to how the Ministry of Health ran the campaign.MethodsA qualitative study based on triangulation of online content analyses from three different sources: advertising campaigns, social media posts and reports on television news channels. The research sample included 252 reports from the newsrooms of Channel 13 (n = 151) and Channel N12 (n = 101), Israel's two leading news channels, all broadcast between December 1, 2020 and November 30, 2021. The sample also included posts from Israel Ministry of Health Facebook page and advertising campaigns from the Facebook page of the Israel Government Advertising Agency (LAPAM), which constructs advertising campaigns for the MOH (113 items).ResultsThe research findings reveal congruence between the way the MOH framed its vaccination campaign and news coverage of the vaccination issue. The vaccination campaign used three primary framing strategies: (1) positive framing (emphasizing the vaccine's advantages and stressing that the vaccine is safe and effective based on cost-benefit calculations and public health perspectives); (2) fear appeal strategy (conveying persuasive messages that seek to arouse fear through threats of impending danger or harm); (3) attribution of responsibility strategy (blaming the unvaccinated and targeting all those who criticized Israel's generic vaccination policy).ConclusionAs the watchdog of democracy, the news should function as a professional and objective source that criticizes government systems if necessary and strives to uncover the truth throughout the crisis. Public trust, which is so essential during such a crisis, can be achieved only if the news channels provide reports and meaningful journalistic investigations that challenge the system. By doing so, they can help fight conflicts of interest that divert management of the crisis from the professional health field to the political-economic arena.

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“…While forming vaccination policies and designing programs, it was expected for the risks imposed on children to be reasonable and carefully considered [ 4 , 5 , 13 ]. However, there were also opposing views expressed on the ground of ethics and not everyone agreed [ 10 , 12 ]. Interestingly, the debate over ethics extended to participants of human challenge trials, and arguments were even made that “healthy young adults” may not be the best first choice for such trials in COVID-19, although they are considered to have the lowest risk, but that they should be replaced with “healthy older adults” (ie, those over 30 years of age) [ 9 ].…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic in children and young people during 2020-2021: A complex discussion on vaccination

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We should not vaccinate the young to protect the old: a response to Giubilini, Savulescu, and Wilkinson

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Do we need to vaccinate every child against COVID-19: What evidence suggests—A systematic review of opinions

Do we need to vaccinate every child against COVID-19: What evidence suggests—A systematic review of opinions

It Takes Two to Tango: How the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign in Israel Was Framed by the Health Ministry vs. the Television News

The COVID-19 pandemic in children and young people during 2020-2021: A complex discussion on vaccination

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