Why in the WORLD would kids under 5 who completed their pfizer series NOT be eligible for a bivalent booster. Or the ability to mix and match and get a moderna bivalent boost. You create barriers then ask why there is no uptake?! @US_FDA@pfizer@CDCgov@PTF_org@CDCDirector
@woodyluvskelly@alexmeshkin What I'm saying is that "the government," which I assume means Biden, had trial data showing the vaccines were 95% effective at preventing infection. They had evidence that the vaccine was effective. A person who is not infected with a virus cannot transmit it. It was not a lie.
@woodyluvskelly@alexmeshkin Any time someone begins with "so you're saying," it's a guarantee that what follows will be a gross misrepresentation of what the person actually said.
So, in a word: no. That's not what I'm saying.
@kristalynae@alexmeshkin Krista can you help me understand why you shared that in response to my saying the government didn't lie about the effectiveness of vaccines? What you posted about myocarditis has nothing to do with vaccine effectiveness, but vaccine safety. Seems like a non-sequitur.
@alexmeshkin What Biden said was reasonable. Healthcare workers are not going to give you covid if they are protected against getting covid. And at the time, the vaccine was 95% effective against infection. So his statement was not 'a lie'.
@alexmeshkin That's really a stretch to say that the government lied about vaccine effectiveness, unless you have some information that isn't in here?
https://t.co/ZTpJGzzPN5
Someone needs to explain WHY children under 5 canโt have the bivalent booster that every other American can.
@CDCDirector banned off-label.
@FDACBER Peter Marks gave no reason for delay.
All while childrenโs hospitals/ICUs are filling up.
@PTF_org
Hi there! We're still here fighting for #Covid protection for ALL children. Please RT this to remind people that children under 5 still have NO access to bivalent boosters. With no mask mandates & no updated shots, we are STILL leaving them behind. Follow us to advocate for kids!
For two years the COVID virus has been evolving โ but the good news is that weโre evolving with it.
Weโve updated our COVID vaccines to target the versions of the virus weโre facing now. And they are free and available to every American.
@POTUS Are you not aware that these vaccines are not available to kids under 5 or do you not consider kids under 5 Americans?
Maybe you could make them available? Kids need updated boosters too!
@POTUS@FDACBER#ImmunizeUnder5s
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Peter Marks heard from us! Kids will not have to wait months to get boosters!!
Fine print: haha just kidding. They have to wait.
#immunizeunder5s