All Risk. Zero Benefit. 10 Reasons to Say No to the Jab for the Young

Note that views expressed in this opinion article are the writer’s personal views and not necessarily those of TrialSite.

By Abir Ballan, MPH- Coordinator of PANDA

A needle in every arm seems to be the global directive. Inject the old and the young; the sick and the healthy; the recovered and the immune-naive. Just like lockdowns, another strategy that ignores demographic, geographic and immunological differences is being forced on the entire population without a risk-benefit analysis for the individual or a cost-benefit analysis for society.

The declaration for the protection of children and young people details the collateral damage done to the young by strategies not based on their needs. Are we prepared to find out in real-time what collateral damage could result from a vaccination strategy that is also not based on their needs? The declaration states, “Children and young people do not benefit from the COVID-19 vaccine as their risk from the disease is almost nil. Mass vaccination and vaccine trials on healthy children are therefore unethical.”

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